An artist of the floating5/20/2023 ![]() ![]() Can you imagine any of the Western powers allowing such a situation?” Meanwhile the businessmen get richer and the politicians forever make excuses and chatter. And yet we allow our people to grow more and more desperate, our little children to die of malnutrition. ![]() “In the Asian hemisphere, Japan stands like a giant amidst cripples and dwarfs. He wished to highlight the injustices wreaked by wealthy businessmen and their puppet politicians. He came to prominence, however, when he changed his style to support the rise of militarism. He and his fellow students indulged in the drink, drugs and sex on offer. Ono is a retired artist who trained with traditional painters – producing works featuring geishas and hostesses visited in the pleasure district. Resulting changes in the country are a challenge for the older generation as they watch their offspring embrace more western ideals. It is narrated by Masuji Ono, a widower with two grown up daughters. An Artist of the Floating World, by Kazuo Ishiguro, is set in Japan in the years just after the Second World War – which ended with the country’s surrender. ![]()
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