The article focuses on the status of the human body in Kazuo Ishiguro’s dystopian novel Never Let Me Go, in the context of the practice of cloning for the purpose of organ harvesting. The clones in the novel are originally introduced as students whose purpose in life is to provide organs for the originals after which they have been created. Thus, the status of the body in the age of scientific advancement is placed under scrutiny, as the possibility of endless reproduction is lurking. The article analyses the position of the body in connection with Baudrillard’s study regarding the age of reproduction we live in, as a timeframe ultimately characterised by lack of specificity and clear boundaries.

Evelina-Iulia Hreceniuc (Cîrdei)

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*Evelina-Iulia Cîrdei received her BA (2014) and MA (2020) degrees from Ștefan cel Mare University of Suceava, Romania, in English and German language and literature. At the present time, she is writing her doctoral dissertation on the topic of Rainer Maria Rilke’s reception in the Romanian culture, on the potential connections between his work and the work of Romanian poets. In reference to her scholarly interests, she has published the following articles: The Selfie Phenomenon and the Creation of a New Identity, The Deconstructive Nature of Discourse and Storytelling in “Atonement”, Novel and Film, An Analysis of the Concept of Otherness in Kazuo Ishiguro’s “Never Let Me Go”.