The Human Body as a Commodity in Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go

• Authors: Hreceniuc (Cîrdei) Evelina-Iulia
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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The article focuses on the status of the human body in Kazuo Ishiguro’s dystopian novel Never Let Me Go, in the context of the practice of cloning for the purpose of organ harvesting. The clones in the novel are originally introduced as students whose purpose in life is to provide organs for the originals after which they have been created. Thus, the status of the body in the age of scientific advancement is placed under scrutiny, as the possibility of endless reproduction is lurking. The article analyses the position of the body in connection with Baudrillard’s study regarding the age of reproduction we live in, as a timeframe ultimately characterised by lack of specificity and clear boundaries.

Keywords

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Kazuo Ishiguro; Never Let Me Go; Baudrillard; commodity; human body

• Publisher: Inter Litteras Research Centre, STEFAN CEL MARE University, Suceava, Romania; STEFAN CEL MARE Publishing House
• Journal: Concordia Discors vs Discordia Concors: Researches into Comparative Literature, Contrastive Linguistics, Cross-Cultural and Translation Strategies
• Year: 2022
• Volume: 18 (Intermediality: Translation, Adaptation, Performance II)
• Pages: 207-216

Contributors

author

Hreceniuc (Cîrdei) Evelina-Iulia

• “Ştefan cel Mare” University of Suceava, Romania