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Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall
Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall

Melancholic vignettes on music's intersection with life.

If you've ever found yourself contemplating the swift passage of time or the poignant ache of faded dreams, 'Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall' by Kazuo Ishiguro resonates deeply. Ishiguro's prose has this gentle cadence that feels like music itself, cradling stories that reflect on life's ephemeral beauty. This collection of stories strikes a chord, particularly if you're in a reflective mood, craving narratives that beautifully marry the bittersweet symphony of life with the universal language of music.

  • James Tait Black Memorial Prize Nominee for Fiction (2009)
  • Premio Tomasi di Lampedusa (2009)
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.
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by Kazuo Ishiguro
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ISBN: 9780571245017
Authors: Kazuo Ishiguro
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Date of Publication: 2009-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Romance
Related Topics: Historical Romance, Contemporary Romance, Asian Literature, Literature, Japanese Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.51
(rated by 27456 readers)

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In Nocturnes, Kazuo Ishiguro explores the ideas of love, music and the passing of time. From the piazzas of Italy to the ‘hush-hush floor’ of an exclusive Hollywood hotel, the characters we encounter range from young dreamers to cafe musicians to faded stars, all of them at some moment of reckoning. Gentle, intimate and witty, this quintet is marked by a haunting theme: the struggle to keep alive a sense of life’s romance, even as one gets older, relationships flounder and youthful hope recedes.
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Melancholic vignettes on music's intersection with life.

If you've ever found yourself contemplating the swift passage of time or the poignant ache of faded dreams, 'Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall' by Kazuo Ishiguro resonates deeply. Ishiguro's prose has this gentle cadence that feels like music itself, cradling stories that reflect on life's ephemeral beauty. This collection of stories strikes a chord, particularly if you're in a reflective mood, craving narratives that beautifully marry the bittersweet symphony of life with the universal language of music.

  • James Tait Black Memorial Prize Nominee for Fiction (2009)
  • Premio Tomasi di Lampedusa (2009)
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.