Description
By turns melancholic and humorous, this collection of stories from the Nobel Laureate Kazuo Ishiguro is an exquisite meditation on love, the power of music and the passing of time. The lyrical, intimate stories of Nocturnes resound sometimes in minor key, sometimes in major, but always in flawless harmony, capturing life at its most magical.
In Nocturnes, Kazuo Ishiguro explores the ideas of love, music and the passing of time. From the piazzas of Italy to the 'hush-hush floor' of an exclusive Hollywood hotel, the characters we encounter range from young dreamers to cafe musicians to faded stars, all of them at some moment of reckoning. Gentle, intimate and witty, this quintet is marked by a haunting theme: the struggle to keep alive a sense of life's romance, even as one gets older, relationships founder and youthful hope recedes.
Book Details
Format: |
Paperback |
Number of Pages: |
240 |
ISBN: |
9780571245000 |
Published: |
18 Mar 2010 |
Weight: |
202g |
Dimensions: |
197 x 133 x 17 (mm) |
Language: |
English |
