AT HOME AND ON THE ROAD IN EDMUNDS VALDEMARS BUNKSE'S AND KAZUO ISHIGURO'S NARRATIVES

• Authors: Poikane-Daumke A.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper discusses how the events of World War II affected people's sense of identity and how the war changed their outlook on life. The war decided the fates of multitudes, forcing many to become refugees. Although Masuji Ono, a character created by the British-Japanese writer Kazuo Ishiguro, and Edmunds Valdemars Bunkse come from different cultures and ethnic backgrounds, they are united by a common quest: to find peace of mind and their lost homes. Analysis of Ishiguro's novel and Bunkse's autobiography reveals the feelings of both characters as they face difficulties in finding and understanding their own identity.

Keywords

EN

LOST HOMES; SENSE OF IDENTITY; WORLD WAR II

Discipline

• PHILOLOGY_&_LINGUISTICS: PHILOLOGY & LINGUISTICS

• Publisher: EPC Ltd (Economic Prognosis Centre), Riga, Latvia (till March 2009 - Institute of Economics, Latvian Academy of Sciences, Ltd)
• Journal: Humanities and Social Sciences: Latvia
• Year: 2007
• Issue: 4(53)
• Pages: 67070
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Poikane-Daumke A.

• A. Poikane-Daumke, University of Latvia, Faculty of Modern Languages, 4a Visvalza iela, Riga, LV-1050, Latvia

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

08LVAAAA03807628