Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-173) and index.

Bad memories : A pale view of the hills (1982) -- A troubled artist's art : An artist of the floating world (1987) -- The remains of the day (1993) : reception and narration -- The remains of the day 2 : historical and postcolonial readings -- The remains of the day 3 : interdisciplinary approaches -- Who are The unconsoled (1995) and where do they live? -- Detecting the past : When we were orphans (2000) -- Questioning the possibles : Never let me go (2005).

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