Dansite Reading Journal

Book cover for "An Artist of the Floating World" by Kazuo Ishiguro, with a hand holding a paintbrush at top and bottom.
An Artist of the Floating World

Publication Details

Type: Book
Publisher: Vinage
Published: 1986

Reading Details

Pages: 206

Reading History

1st read In Progress since September 21, 2026 Lawrence, Kansas (US)

Highlights

First Paragraph:

If on a sunny day you climb the steep path leading up from the little wooden bridge still referred to around here as ‘the Bridge of Hesitation’, you will not have to walk far before the roof of my house becomes visible between the tops of two gingko trees. Even if it did not occupy such a commanding position on the hill, the house would still stand out from all others nearby, so that as you come up the path, you may find yourself wondering what sort of wealthy man owns it.