Description
Signed by the author, Kazuo Ishiguro.
Kazuo Ishiguro's highly acclaimed debut, first published in 1982, 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 as she recalls her strange friendship with Sachiko - a wealthy woman reduced to vagrancy - the memories start to take on a disturbing cast.
This book was adapted into a film, directed by Kei Ishikawa. It was featured in the 2025 London Film Festival.
Nobel prize-winning and Oscar-nominated writer Kazuo Ishiguro has curated season for the BFI of films set aboard trains Station to Station: Kazuo Ishiguro’s Top Ten Train Films.
Product details
| SKU | 9780571258253 |
| Brand / Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Original Publication Date | Feb. 2010 |
| Size | 13 x 20 cm |
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