He also spends time with his grandson Ichiro and tries to hold onto the serenity he’s found. In the present, Ono works to arrange a suitable marriage for his daughter Noriko. His reflections cover the ‘Bridge of Hesitation’ and Japan’s pleasure district known as the Migi-Hidari.
Ono is a proud man who dedicated everything to his art in the years before World War Two. In his retirement, Ono has grown used to tending his garden, being visited by his daughters and reminiscing on the past. The story focuses on famous painter Masuji Ono and his family. The book features a post WW2 Japan recovering from its scars and looking towards the future. Ishiguro has established himself as a talented storyteller and I was drawn to the novel because of my fascination with Japan. I recently picked up An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro. Japanese history is a rich tapestry of events, and it’s intriguing to read books that can capture it in a fictional sense.
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