Whilst Ishiguro has written books with science fiction-fantasy elements before, most notably in Never Let Me Go, The Buried Giant caused something of a stir when it was first published, as it is out and out fantasy. When I started my investigation into the current trend of “Literary SFF”, one of the books I was most keen to read was Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Buried Giant. The point of this series is to discover what literary heavyweights might create when using tropes that are traditionally considered genre. ‘All Britons, young comrade, even those who show you kindness.’ ‘What do you mean, warrior? Which Britons?’ That you’ll carry in your heart a hatred of Britons.’ ‘Should I fall and you survive, promise me this.
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