ISHIGURO’NUN GÖMÜLÜ DEV ROMANINDA BİREYSEL VE KOLEKTİF HAFIZA

Kazuo Ishiguro’s seventh novel The Buried Giant (2015) investigates the concept of memory in a fantastical tale which is set early medieval history post-Roman period. In pattern quest, main characters embark on journey to accomplish their mission. As for Axl and Beatrice, an elderly couple, it find son recall lost memories. For Wistan, Saxon warrior, terminate she-dragon named Querig whose magical breath causes mist forgetfulness across land. narration where individual collective prove be interconnected, writer contemplates loss, regret, forgetting remembering. While mutual dependency memories are presented throughout text, nature traumatic experiences mourning process put under limelight. end puts emphasis question whether remembering blessing or curse both community nation. this article, therefore, brief biographical information about Ishiguro will first given afterwards interconnected explored with help scholars such as Maurice Halbwachs, Cathy Caruth Anne Whitehead. opportunities offered by recollection, well dilemmas constraits exemplified through novel.