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''Never Let Me Go'' is a 2005 dystopian science fiction novel by Japanese-born British author Kazuo Ishiguro. It was shortlisted for the 2005 Booker Prize (an award Ishiguro had previously won in 1989 for ''The Remains of the Day''), for the 2006 Arthur C. Clarke Award and for the 2005 National Book Critics Circle Award. ''Time'' magazine named it the best novel of 2005 and included the novel in its ''TIME 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005''. It also received an ALA Alex Award in 2006. A film adaptation directed by Mark Romanek was released in 2010; a Japanese television drama will air in 2016.〔 〕 ==Plot== In Hailsham, a boarding school in England, the teachers, known as "guardians", tell the students that keeping healthy is extremely important. The curriculum does not teach life skills but encourages the students to produce art. The best artwork is chosen by a woman known as "Madame", who takes the art with her when she leaves. Students believe she keeps their work in a gallery. Three Hailsham students, Ruth, Tommy, and Kathy, develop a close but complicated friendship. Kathy develops a fondness for Tommy, looking after him when he is bullied and having talks with him beside the pond. Miss Lucy reveals that the Hailsham children are clones, created to be "donors" that provide vital organs for "normals" through a series of "donations" that eventually lead to the donor's death, or "completion". Ruth and Tommy begin a romantic relationship. At age 16, Ruth, Tommy and Kathy move to the Cottages, a poorly-maintained residential complex where they begin contact with the outside world. Ruth and Tommy continue their romance, but Kathy is often the peacemaker in their tumultous relationship. She explores her sexuality with other students but avoids long-term relationships. Ruth, Tommy and Kathy visit Norfolk, where two of their housemates share a rumour that Hailsham students can "defer" donations for three years if they have truly fallen in love. Tommy hypothesises that Madame collected their art to allow administrators to determine whether the clones are in love, via the aspects of their souls revealed through their art. He begins working on his new art in secret to convince Madame that he is truly in love. Ruth wonders who she was cloned from and rallies her friends to find her "possible". They follow a woman whom Ruth thinks might be her "possible" to an art gallery, but discover that the woman bears little resemblance to Ruth, who now wonders if they are all cloned from "human trash". Tensions rise among Tommy, Ruth, and Kathy as they all struggle to find acceptance and understanding outside Hailsham and with each other. Kathy puts in a request to become a "carer", a clone who cares for donors. Ten years pass without Kathy seeing Ruth or Tommy. Ruth's first donation goes badly and her health is deteriorating. Kathy becomes Ruth's carer, and both are aware that Ruth's next donation will likely be her last. Ruth suggests that she and Kathy take a trip and bring Tommy with them. The three drive to an abandoned boat in a marshland. Ruth expresses regret and reveals she manipulated Kathy and Tommy despite seeing that they were attracted toward each other. Attempting to make amends, Ruth hands them Madame's address, urging them to pursue a relationship and seek a deferral. Soon after, Ruth makes her second donation and dies. Kathy becomes Tommy's carer and they begin a romantic relationship. Tommy selects pieces of his art to show to Madame. Encouraged by Ruth's last wishes, they go to Madame's address to see if they can defer Tommy's fourth donation. Tommy brings his artwork with him to support his claims that he and Kathy are truly in love. They also encounter Miss Emily, the former headmistress of Hailsham. She reveals that Hailsham was an experiment to give clones a more humane treatment – to assure that at least the first half of their short lives would be happy. The gallery was used to convey to society that clones are in fact real humans. Hailsham failed due to a scandal and a change of public opinion about clones. Miss Emily tells them there are no deferrals. Tommy confronts Kathy about her work as a carer and she resigns from being Tommy's carer. After Tommy dies, Kathy seeks a quiet life, feeling she will always cherish the memories of Hailsham. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Never Let Me Go (novel)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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