A Family Supper by: Kazuo Ishiguro

Cultural Refrences

Kamakura district: a city in Japan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamakura

Tatami: Traditional Japanese flooring made of woven straw.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatami

Chou Enlai: A prominent Communist Party of China leader, he was Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1949 until his death in 1976.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chou_Enlai

Osaka: The third largest city in Japan.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka

Kimono: Traditional garments of Japan. Orginally kimono was used for all types of clothing, but it came to refer specidically to full-length garments that is still worn by women, men, and children. Kimono are T-shaped, straight-lined robes that fall to the ankle, with collars and full-length sleves.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimono

This story was about a man whos mother died from eating a fish named fugu. The son, Kazuo, who is also the narrator, tells the story of how his mother dies. He then returns to Japan where he visits his father, and his sister also comes to visit. They talk about their lives and also about the past. The father makes it clear that he wants Kazuo to stay with him in Japan, but he is not sure on what he wants to do yet. At the end of the story the son, sister and father eat dinner. They eat fish, Kazuo asks his father what kind of fish they are about to eat, and his father replies with "it's just fish". That statement left me to wonder if the father was feeding the son and daughter the same fish that killed their mother. But, the reader never finds out if it is.