This photograph was taken just after the public event with Ish on March 24. I have lots to report about that night, not least how the interview went (briliantly by all accounts). But at this stage I'm awaiting more photographs of the two of us in conversation, and still digesting the evening. With Kazuo Ishiguro one is left pondering many things, not least the questions (for one reason or another) I did not find time to ask him in the public arena.On the night, Ish had lots to say about his time in Canterbury as a student, his musical influences (something he doesn't usually talk about in interviews), how he approaches the use of humour in his work, the transition from lyricist to short story writer to novelist, the pros and cons of writing for a universal audience, the importance of place/setting in his fiction, among other things.
KCC Libraries were great on the night (thanks to them for this photo). The hall inside Augustine House was huge and fit to bursting with people. There was a slight blip with our lapel mics, but other than that everything ran like clockwork. My conversations with Ish (public and private) have been fascinating and I hope some of this came over in the live public event itself. The feedback from Ish, Faber, KCC Libraries and Canterbury Christ Church University has all been excellent.
What I'm hoping to do in a few future blog entries is discuss some of the questions I asked Ish, how he responded, and reveal some of the questions I had intended to ask (based on about three months of research) but never found the opportunity. Hopefully with a few more photographs!
Until then..
All the best.
Andrew
It was, indeed, a fascinating event, Andrew. I'm looking forward to reading more about it in due course!
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