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Author: Kazuo Ishiguro

📘 When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro

When We Were Orphans follows Christopher Banks, one of Britain's leading detectives whose name is synonymous with high‑profile cases. Yet a single, unresolved mystery keeps him restless: the death‑bed disappearance of his parents in old Shanghai during his childhood. The novel follows Banks as he moves between London and Shanghai in the inter‑war years, piecing together fragmentary memories and confronting the psychological scars left by his family’s loss. Through his investigation the narrative explores themes of memory, identity, and the restless search for closure.

First publish date: 2000

Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator

Authors: Kazuo Ishiguro

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