In Books: Ursula K. Le Guin is Right About ‘The Buried Giant’

In Kazuo Ishiguro’s new novelThe Buried Giant, the author ofRemains of the Day takes on a different kind of period setting: A fantastical yesteryear in which ogres roam the land, King Arthur is only recently departed, and a great dragon threatens the land.

It’s not the easiest fit for Ishiguro, who never quite seems comfortable in his own setting. He continually holds the reader’s hand, taking them aside for background notes on what they are witnessing instead of just letting the story flow....