From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and author of the Booker Prize–winning novel The Remains of the Day, here is a novel that is at once a gripping psychological mystery, a wicked satire of the cult of art, and a poignant character study of a man whose public life has accelerated beyond his control.
The setting is a nameless Central European city where Ryder, a renowned pianist, has come to give the most important performance of his life. Instead, he finds himself diverted on a series of cryptic and infuriating errands that nevertheless provide him with vital clues to his own past. In The Unconsoled Ishiguro creates a work that is itself a virtuoso performance, strange, haunting, and resonant with humanity and wit.
Product details
Attribute name |
Attribute value |
Author
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Ishiguro, Kazuo |
Dimensions
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127 x 203 x 25 mm |
Imprint
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Vintage |
ISBN
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9780679735878 |
Language
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English |
Media type
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Paperback |
Original title
|
The Unconsoled |
Page count
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544 |
Product no
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9780679735878 |
Publish date
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1996-10-01 |
Publisher
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Penguin Random House US |
RRP List price
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19.00 USD |
Weight
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420 g |