- The Unconsoled
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name = The Unconsoled
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author =Kazuo Ishiguro
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country =United Kingdom
language = English
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genre =Novel
publisher =Faber and Faber
release_date = 1995
media_type = Print (Paperback )
pages = 535 pp (paperback edition)
isbn = ISBN 0-571-17718-2 (paperback edition)
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followed_by ="The Unconsoled" (
1995 ) is a novel byKazuo 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.
External links
* [http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780679735878&view=rg Random House profile]
* [http://www.randomhouse.com/vintage/read/unconsoled/ Random House Reading Group Center]
* [http://www.qlrs.com/essay.asp?id=394 Confucianism in Kazuo Ishiguro's The Unconsoled]
* [http://www.tom-and-ib.freeserve.co.uk/Ishiguro.html Essay]
* [http://www.fantasticmetropolis.com/i/ishiguro-distortions/ Essay]
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