Shanghai Orphan

Author: (British) Kazuo Ishiguro
Translator: Chen Xiaowei
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: The background of the novel is set in Shanghai, surrounded by Japanese forces in 1937. At that time, the entire world was in turmoil, and World War II was about to break out. The protagonist, Banks, lived in Shanghai during his childhood, but after his parents disappeared, he returned to Britain. Now, he has become a famous detective in the British upper class, but he has always harbored a mystery about his parents' whereabouts. To resolve this lingering question, he returns to Shanghai and conducts an investigation amidst today's war and yesterday's memories, finally arriving at an unexpected conclusion.