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In this sublime story cycle, Kazuo Ishiguro explores love, music and the passage of time. This quintet ranges from Italian piazzas to the Malvern Hills, a London flat to the “hush-hush floor” of an exclusive Hollywood hotel. Along the way we meet young dreamers, café musicians and faded stars,... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Lindy Gardner: Add a description of this character.
- Emily
- Charlie
- Tibor
- Tony Gardner
- Raymond
- Steve
- Sonja
- Bradley
- Vittorio
- Peter
- Hendrix
- Geoff
- Helen
- Giancarlo
- Hag Fraser
- Dr. Boris
- Maggie
- Ernesto
- Gracie
- Sarah Vaughan
- Eloise
- Fabian
- Prendergast
- Jake Marvell
- Elgar
- Sinatra
- Petrovic
- Dino
- Mr Kaufmann
- Chet Baker
First Sentence edit
The morning I spotted Tony Gardner sitting among the tourists, spring was just arriving here in Venice.
Table of Contents edit
Crooner
Come Rain or Come Shine
Malvern Hills
Nocturne
Cellists
Authors & Contributors edit
- Kazuo Ishiguro (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Country: UK
Publication Date: 7 May 2009
ISBN: 978-0-571-24498-0
Page Count: 221
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Country: UK
Publication Date: 7 May 2009
ISBN: 978-0-571-24498-0
Page Count: 221
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PR6059.S5N63 2009
- Dewey: 823.914
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