Kammala wannan magana: "An Artist of the Floating World" an saita shi a cikin wani birni na Japan wanda ba a san shi ba a lokacin da ake amfani da Japan bayan
kasar ta mika wuya a shekarar 1945. An tilasta wa mai ba da labari ya zo da sashi a cikin yakin duniya na biyu. Ya sami kansa yana zargi da sabon ƙarni wanda ya zarge shi da kasancewa wani ɓangare na kuskuren manufofin kasashen waje na Japan, kuma an tilasta shi ya fuskanci manufofin zamani kamar yadda jikansa ya wakilta. Ishiguro ya ce game da zaɓin lokacinsa, "Ina son kasancewa da sha'awar pre-war da kuma bayan yakin saboda ina sha'awar wannan kasuwancin dabi'u da akida da ake gwadawa, kuma mutane suna fuskantar ra'ayin cewa ra'ayoyinsu ba daidai ba ne abin da suka yi tunani sun kasance kafin gwajin ya zo. "