The Unconsoled
by Kazuo Ishiguro
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0679404252
- ISBN 13
- 9780679404255
- Seller
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Walcott, Iowa, United States
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About This Item
Knopf Publishing Group. New York. 1995, First American Edition.
Fine hardcover with fine, unclipped ($25.00) dust jacket. Minimal shelf wear, sound binding, clean pages. Quarter bound in blue with black boards and gold lettering. Signed by author on the title page, along with the inscription, "To Jennifer Masada."
"The Unconsoled" is a unique and dreamlike novel which delves into themes of childhood memories and modern isolation from community. It won the 1995 Cheltenham Prize and placed in a Sunday Times list of the 20th century's 50 most enjoyable books.
Synopsis
The Unconsoled (1995) is a novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, winner of the Cheltenham Prize. It is about Ryder, a famous pianist who arrives in a central European city to perform a concert. However, he appears to have lost most of his memory and finds his new environment surreal and dreamlike. He struggles to fulfill his commitments before Thursday night's performance. The novel takes place over a period of three days.
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- Bookseller
- Lamplighter Library (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 192
- Title
- The Unconsoled
- Author
- Kazuo Ishiguro
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0679404252
- ISBN 13
- 9780679404255
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1995
- Pages
- 535
- Keywords
- Cheltenham Prize, psychological, fiction, signed, collectible
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