The Unconsoled

The Unconsoled

1988 • 535 pages

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Ryder, a musician of international renown, is checking in to 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 there is much more to this visit than he had at first anticipated…


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A dream-like journey through a city filled with strange encounters with the citizens. Kazuo Ishiguro effectively captures the elusive nature of dreams in telling this tale.

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Such an odd book. 400+ pages of nothing really happening

September 28, 2007

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