The Unconsoled
Ryder, a renowned pianist, arrives in a Central European city he cannot identify for a concert he cannot remember agreeing to give. But then as he traverses a landscape by turns eerie and comical - and always strangely malleable, as a dream might be - he comes steadily to realise he is facing the...
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Ryder, a renowned pianist, arrives in a Central European city he cannot identify for a concert he cannot remember agreeing to give. But then as he traverses a landscape by turns eerie and comical - and always strangely malleable, as a dream might be - he comes steadily to realise he is facing the most crucial performance of his life. Ishiguro's extraordinary study of a man whose life has accelerated beyond his control was met on publication by consternation, vilification - and the highest praise.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780571225392 (057122539X)
Publish date: 1995
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Pages no: 535
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Cultural,
Literary Fiction,
Contemporary,
Asian Literature,
Modern,
Japan,
Music,
Japanese Literature
(Original Review, 1995-12-12)I'm pretty respectful of other people's opinions and durable literary reputations. Reading Ulysses was bliss for me, but I have no harsh words for people who don’t like it. It is obviously something that has engaged reader’s minds, hearts, and souls, and perhaps more imp...
This might be described as a 'marmite' book. I was drawn to 'The Unconsoled' based entirely on my enjoyment of 'Remains of the Day' and 'Never let me go' and the confidence that attends the offerings of a consistently great writer. However, though I stuck with it (it's quite long), for me, it never ...
Uhhhh, I kind of loved this! Were you to tell me that I would love reading a 500+ page book that had the structure of a dream I would not have believed you. There is enough of a throughline in the plot, though, to make me want to follow Ryder around this weird-ass town that really cares a whole lot ...
Uhhhh, I kind of loved this! Were you to tell me that I would love reading a 500+ page book that had the structure of a dream I would not have believed you. There is enough of a throughline in the plot, though, to make me want to follow Ryder around this weird-ass town that really cares a whole lot ...
bookshelves: winter-20122013, published-1995, music, hungary Read from December 18 to 25, 2012 1995Narrated by: David Case (British)Audiobook Publication: Books on Tape Inc, 1998Length: 19h 55m, unabridgedTracks: 8 chaptersSource: Cassette (home edition)blurb: The Unconsoled is the story of a ma...
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