An Artist of the Floating World

by Kazuo Ishiguro

investigation.

Mr ono is offered a home of a presige akira sugimora by his daughters who believe he is honorable.

‘an auction of prestige’,

after the most thorough investigation – had deemed me the most worthy of the house they so prized. And certainly, the house is one worth having suffered a few inconveniences for; despite its impressive and imposing exterior, it is inside a place of soft, natural woods selected for the beauty of their grains, and all of us who lived in it came to find it most conducive to relaxation and calm.

‘Our Setsuko will flower in the summer,’

‘A recommendation from a man of Sensei’s standing will command respect from anyone,’ Shintaro had persisted. ‘Send the young man to Sensei, Obasan.’ I was at first a little taken aback by the conviction of Shintaro’s assertions. But then I realized he was remembering yet again that small deed I had performed for his younger brother all those years ago.

Ichiro is highly regarded by friends of the town bc of his helpful deeds for others.

fire engines.

This sparked a painting idea.

‘Artists’, my father’s voice continued, ‘live in squalor and poverty. They inhabit a world which gives them every temptation to become weak-willed and depraved. Am I not right, Sachiko?’

The fathefr disagrees with him becoming an artist