abstract:When We Were Orphans is the fifth novel by the British-Japanese author Kazuo Ishiguro, published in 2000 (ISBN 0-571-20516-X). It is loosely categorised as a detective novel.
WhenWeWereOrphans, the latest novelof theJapanesebornBritishnovelist Kazuo Ishiguro, objectively and coolly represents the SinoBritish relationshipbefore 1940 through a personaltragedy.