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Come Rain or Come Shine

by Kazuo Ishiguro
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Come Rain or Come Shine
Come Rain or Come Shine

Snapshot of domestic realism, memory, and jazz.

If you've ever felt like revisiting the past could stir a complex whirlpool of emotions, "Come Rain or Come Shine" might resonate with you. Kazuo Ishiguro's deft storytelling weaves nostalgia and the nuances of friendship into a narrative that might lead you to reflect on your own buried feelings and life's 'what-ifs'. The simplicity of the setting contrasts with the depth of the character's inner life, making for an intricate read packed into a short volume.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Come Rain or Come Shine

by Kazuo Ishiguro
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ISBN: 9780571351749
Authors: Kazuo Ishiguro
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Date of Publication: 2019-01-03
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Literature, Japanese Literature, Asian Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.64
(rated by 3472 readers)

Description

Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles. When Ray turns up to visit his old university friends Charlie and Emily, he's given a special task: to be so much his useless self that he makes Charlie look good by comparison. But Ray has his own buried feelings to contend with. Decades earlier, he and Emily would listen to jazz when they were alone, and now, as Sarah Vaughan sings through the speakers, he struggles to control everything the sound brings with it. In Kazuo Ishiguro's hands, a snapshot of domestic realism becomes a miniature masterpiece of memory and forgetting. Bringing together past, present and future in our ninetieth year, Faber Stories is a celebratory compendium of collectable work.
 

Snapshot of domestic realism, memory, and jazz.

If you've ever felt like revisiting the past could stir a complex whirlpool of emotions, "Come Rain or Come Shine" might resonate with you. Kazuo Ishiguro's deft storytelling weaves nostalgia and the nuances of friendship into a narrative that might lead you to reflect on your own buried feelings and life's 'what-ifs'. The simplicity of the setting contrasts with the depth of the character's inner life, making for an intricate read packed into a short volume.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.