The Unconsoled
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Author | Kazuo Ishiguro |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Novel |
Publisher | Faber and Faber |
Released | 1995 |
Media Type | Print (Paperback) |
Pages | 535 pp (paperback edition) |
ISBN | ISBN 0-571-17718-2 (paperback edition) |
The Unconsoled (1995) is a novel by Kazuo Ishiguro. 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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- Random House Reading Group Center
- Confucianism in Kazuo Ishiguro's The Unconsoled
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