before his name read]  We
before his name read]  We learn that the main character of this novel was described at birth by a priest as having "a weak streak that would give him a tendency towards slothfulness and deceit." He recalls his old bumbling colleague who was nicknamed "the Tortoise," and expresses sadness that his grandson is obsessed with playing cowboys and indians and dreams of being Popeye the Sailor Man. That protagonist used to be a member of the Committee of Unpatriotic Activities, in which capacity he turned Kuroda into the authorities. As the book opens, he is concerned with repairing his bomb-damaged home and arranging the second marriage attempt of his younger daughter Noriko. That protagonist, Masuji Ono, attempts to reconnect with his past including his first teacher who had burned his idealistic paintings. FTP, name this second novel by Kazuo Ishiguro with a title that invokes traditional Japanese painting.
before his name read]  We learn that the main character of this novel was described at birth by a priest as having "a weak streak that would give him a tendency towards slothfulness and deceit."
An {Artist of the Floating World}