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THE UNCONSOLED
by Ishiguro, Kazuo
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0679404252
- ISBN 13
- 9780679404255
- Seller
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A. : Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Ryder, a musician of international renown, is checking into a hotel in a city somewhere in Central Europe. He has the distinct recollection he is due to perform in the Civic Concert Hall in a few days ' time, but as Gustav, the hotel porter, escorts him to his room, it occurs to him that there is much more to this visit than he had at first anticipated. A sad, strange comedy set in contemporary Europe, THE UNCONSOLED features among its memorable gallery of characters some of the most poignant the author has created. Ishiguro is also the author of THE REMAINS OF THE DAY and WHEN WE WERE ORPHANS. Fine,first edition, first printing,in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. 535 pp. [Not remainder-marked or price-clipped] L127
Synopsis
The Unconsoled (1995) is a novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, winner of the Cheltenham Prize. 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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- Bookseller
- Joe Staats, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 024842
- Title
- THE UNCONSOLED
- Author
- Ishiguro, Kazuo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0679404252
- ISBN 13
- 9780679404255
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1995
- Pages
- 535
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Terms of Sale
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We specialize in collectible, contemporary signed first editions. First edition means the first printing. (Later printings of the first edition are typically not printed on acid-free paper, and should be avoided by collectors.) Signatures are obtained by us in person. Inscribed books sold by us may contain a line, a phrase, or a sketch that the author has chosen to add. Our signed books are not dedicated to anybody in particular (not to your grandmother, your Aunt Gladys, your ex-lover or your former cellmate), except in the rare case of a presentation copy from an author to a noteworthy person. All our books are hardcover, unless the book is an Advance Reading Copy, Uncorrected Proof, or PBO. You can expect that the books we send you will be as described, and in a physical condition worthy of the author’s having signed them. We do not sell remainder-marked books, signed or otherwise
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