{"product_id":"the-unconsoled-paperback","title":"The Unconsoled - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKazuo Ishiguro\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and author of the Booker Prize-winning novel \u003ci\u003eThe Remains of the Day\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Unconsoled\u003c\/i\u003e Ishiguro creates a work that is itself a virtuoso performance, strange, haunting, and resonant with humanity and wit.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Unconsoled 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. \u003cbr\u003e\"A work of great interest and originality.... Ishiguro has mapped out an aesthetic territory that is all his own...frankly fantastic [and] fiercer and funnier than before.\"--\"The New Yorker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKazuo Ishiguro\u003c\/b\u003e is the 2017 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. His work has been translated into more than 40 languages. Both \u003ci\u003eThe Remains of the Day\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNever Let Me Go \u003c\/i\u003ehave sold more than 1 million copies, and both were adapted into highly acclaimed films. Ishiguro's other work includes \u003ci\u003eThe Buried Giant, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNocturnes, A Pale View of the Hills, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAn Artist of the Floating World\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694091767871,"sku":"9780679735878","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ea0852b306b3f2879c742daaee65fd83.webp?v=1765001013","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-unconsoled-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}