Unconsoled

In Kazuo Ishiguro's 1995 novel The Unconsoled, Ryder, a pianist, is due to give an important concert in a foreign city.

Rereading: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 2011

Yep, I'm not sure in what world 'The Unconsoled' by Ishiguro leads to a Dean Kootz book.

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And indeed, The Unconsoled can on one level be regarded as a sort of outburst, almost an act of personal aggression, though it is a lengthy and meticulous work.

Rereading: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 2011

Without empathy, the impersonator can misjudge people quite as spectacularly as he second-guesses them: in Ishiguro's case, The Unconsoled bewildered and alienated the very readers The Remains of the Day had gone to such lengths to satisfy.

Rereading: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 2011

In The Unconsoled, which was heavier going, he at least showed how musical commitments could be, as one might say, a cause of 'discord.'

Nocturnes: Summary and book reviews of Nocturnes by Kazuo Ishiguro. 2009

Remains of the Day is my favorite Ishiguro novel but if you want to try another of his books I highly recommend The Unconsoled.

Book Awards Reading Challenge Wrap-Up 2008

Iliana, I'm definitely going to look for The Unconsoled.

Book Awards Reading Challenge Wrap-Up 2008

I think I'm going to try "Never Let me Go" or "The Unconsoled" next.

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro 2007

Yep, I'm not sure in what world 'The Unconsoled' by Ishiguro leads to a Dean Kootz book.

BookArmy Suggests New Books, Readers With Similar Tastes | Lifehacker Australia 2009

I have his other 3 novels too and I plan to read Unconsoled soon and the other 2 Floating World, Pale View of the Hills also

"Nocturnes" by Kazuo Ishiguro (Reviewed by Liviu Suciu) Liviu 2009