Abstract Kazuo Ishiguro effectively examines the interconnections of trauma, memory, and identity through his intensely reflective characters in his works. This paper examines two of his important works, The Remains of the Day (1989) and Never Let Me Go (2005), from trauma studies and neuroscience. It explores how Ishiguro’s narratives explain trauma’s psychological and neuronal structures through theoretical structures from Antonio Damasio’s “Self Comes to Mind,” Anne Whitehead’s “Trauma Fiction,” and Catherine Malabou’s “The New Wounded from Neurosis to Brain Damage.” The aim is to examine how trauma affects memory, identity, and power, subjecting aspects of woundedness that are both personal and societal. The research contributes to a developing interdisciplinary conversation that deepens our comprehension of Ishiguro’s work by incorporating literary analysis with findings from neuroscience. It improves our understanding of how literature may reflect and inspire scientific investigations into the human condition while also stressing Ishiguro’s complex representations of trauma. Additionally, the study highlights how the ongoing consequences of trauma mould Ishiguro’s characters and affect their observation of themselves. Ishiguro’s examination of both suppressed and broken memories leads him to develop characters whose emotional and psychological struggles urge the reader to consider the greater, frequently hidden traumas of the world. The study also emphasises how literature can be used to better understand the intricate structure of the brain by providing a setting for examining the emotional and intellectual sides of trauma in ways that enhance and expand the understanding of neuroscience. Keywords: Kazuo Ishiguro, Trauma Studies, Neuroscience, Memory, Identity.
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