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A Pale View of Hills
Paperback
Main Details
Title |
A Pale View of Hills
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Kazuo Ishiguro
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback | Pages:192 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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Category/Genre | Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780571345724
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Classifications | Dewey:823.914 |
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Edition |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Faber & Faber
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Imprint |
Faber & Faber
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NZ Release Date |
3 January 2019 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
In his highly acclaimed debut, A Pale View of Hills, Kazuo Ishiguro tells the story of Etsuko, a Japanese woman now living alone in England, dwelling on the recent suicide of her daughter. Retreating into the past, she finds herself reliving one particular hot summer in Nagasaki, when she and her friends struggled to rebuild their lives after the war. But then as she recalls her strange friendship with Sachiko - a wealthy woman reduced to vagrancy - the memories take on a disturbing cast.
Author Biography
Kazuo Ishiguro's eight books have won him world-wide renown and many honours, including the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Booker Prize. His work has been translated into over forty languages. The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go have each sold in excess of one million copies in Faber editions alone, and both were adapted into highly acclaimed films. His most recent novel, The Buried Giant, was published in 2015, debuting at number 1 on the Sunday Times bestseller list.
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