An Artist of the Floating World
Ishiguro, Kazuo
literary fiction
post-war Japanese fiction
past tense
first POV
~265 pp
A slow-burn literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Deeply introspective.
Matched by vibe, pacing, tone, and feel — not just genre.
| Word count | 66,253 |
| Page count | ~265 pp |
| Prologue | — |
| Epilogue | — |
| Tense | past |
| POV | first |