A master stoyteller ... In this deceptively sad novel, he simply uses a science-fiction framework to throw light on ordinary human life, the human soul, human sexuality, love, creativity and childhood innocence. He does so with devastating effect.' (Independent)
'A gothic tour de force . . . An oblique and elegaic meditation on mortality and lost innocence.' (The New York Times)
Ishiguro's Booker-shortlisted sixth novel stays with you for days, spellbindingly sad and dismaying. (Evening Standard) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
About the Author
Kazuo Ishiguro's seven published books have won him wide renown and many honours around the world. His work has been translated into over forty languages. The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go have each sold in excess of 1,000,000 copies in Faber editions alone, and both were adapted into highly acclaimed films. His latest novel is The Buried Giant.