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The Unconsoled

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The Unconsoled is a surreal and introspective novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro, following the disorienting journey of Ryder, a renowned pianist who arrives in an unnamed Central European city to give an important performance. As he attempts to prepare, Ryder is swept into a labyrinthine sequence of bizarre encounters, forgotten promises, and shifting realities. Time and space dissolve as personal and collective expectations weigh heavily on him, blurring the line between dream and waking life. The novel explores themes of memory, identity, artistic pressure, and emotional estrangement. With its dreamlike structure and psychological depth, The Unconsoled challenges narrative conventions and delves into the anxieties and alienation of the creative mind.

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Series Title

Novel

Call Number

823 ISH t

Publisher

London : Faber ad Faber., 1995

Collation

535 hlm.: 12 x 19 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

0-571-17754-9

Classification

823

Content Type

text

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Edition

1

Subject(s)

Novel
Psychological fiction
Surrealism and dream logic
Memory and disorientation
Artistic identity and expectation
Emotional alienation

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