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The Artist of the Floating World

Kazuo Ishiguro
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The Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro comes up on The Rest Is History, with transcript quotes, timestamps, and episode context.

The Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro appears 1 time across 1 podcast episode on 1 show, with transcript quotes and timestamps.

But it comes to mean something completely different in this era, particularly Tokyo or Edo, as it was called then, alongside Osaka and Kyoto.

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277: Japan: Samurai and Shoguns on The Rest Is History
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The host briefly mentions Kazuo Ishiguro's novel 'The Artist of the Floating World' in relation to the historical concept of the floating world in Japan. This reference serves to connect the literary theme of fleeting existence with the cultural context of Edo period Japan.

The Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro most often appears in conversations about floating world concept.

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The host briefly mentions Kazuo Ishiguro's novel 'The Artist of the Floating World' in relation to the historical concept of the floating world in Japan. This reference serves to connect the literary theme of fleeting existence with the cultural context of Edo period Japan.

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Recent show rotation: The Rest Is History.

Fastest path back to the source: the strongest indexed mention lands at 26:25 in the episode where we captured it.

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Which episode mentioned The Artist of the Floating World?

277: Japan: Samurai and Shoguns on The Rest Is History is one of the clearest indexed episodes that mentioned The Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro. The first indexed transcript timestamp lands at 26:25.

Which podcast mentioned The Artist of the Floating World?

The Rest Is History is the main indexed podcast currently tied to The Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro.

Who mentioned The Artist of the Floating World on podcasts?

PodcastMentions ties The Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro to The Rest Is History, but the underlying mentions do not yet expose stable guest names for every episode.

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The host briefly mentions Kazuo Ishiguro's novel 'The Artist of the Floating World' in relation to the historical concept of the floating world in Japan. This reference serves to connect the literary theme of fleeting existence with the cultural context of Edo period Japan. It most often appears in conversations about floating world concept.

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The term 'floating world' or ukiyo, originally a Buddhist term, is referenced in relation to Ishiguro's novel, which explores themes of fleeting existence.

Sentiment: Passing Reference
For: Readers interested in Japanese culture and literature
Key quote: But it comes to mean something completely different in this era, particularly Tokyo or Edo, as it was called then, alongside Osaka and Kyoto.
The host briefly mentions Kazuo Ishiguro's novel 'The Artist of the Floating World' in relation to the historical concept of the floating world in Japan. This reference serves to connect the literary theme of fleeting existence with the cultural context of Edo period Japan.