• P. CATHERINE BENITA

Ishiguro labels himself an international writer to substantiate his point that he is the writer of universal themes that applies to people of different cultural and historical background of different generations. He was accredited with the noble prize in literature for the year 2017 for his novels of “great emotional forces” (The Swedish Academy). His novels have the focus on the interior rather than the external factors of humanity. He always tries to go for something interior following the characters’ thoughts, memories, and emotions. Memory, trauma and pain are the major themes of his novels. He is interested in memory not from the perspective of neurology or psychology but how memory can be used as a tool to tell past stories about individuals. The protagonists recall their past events through hindsight so as to come to terms with their repressed memories and also as a way to vindicate their efforts. Hence, this article aims to prove how the personal and national memories are discussed from different perspectives in his novels and also how the life of the protagonists are affected by the traumas.

Trauma, memory, individual and collective memory

"Trauma and Memory in Kazuo Ishiguro's novels- A Study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 5, page no.o357-o362, May-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2405F37.pdf

"Trauma and Memory in Kazuo Ishiguro's novels- A Study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 5, page no. ppo357-o362, May-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2405F37.pdf