The Unconsoled
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The Unconsoled is a surreal, dreamlike novel by Kazuo Ishiguro that follows a famous pianist wandering through an unnamed European city as he struggles with memory, identity, and obligation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dreamlike novel
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novel ⓘ surreal novel ⓘ |
| author | Kazuo Ishiguro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followedBy | When We Were Orphans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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postmodern literature ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ surrealism ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | The Unconsoled (radio adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Boris
NERFINISHED
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Brodsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Gustav NERFINISHED ⓘ Hoffmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Leo Brodsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Miss Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ Miss Stratmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryder NERFINISHED ⓘ Sophie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasISBN |
9780571173243
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9780679427320 ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryMovement | postmodernism ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
nonlinear narrative
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stream of consciousness ⓘ |
| literaryAward | Cheltenham Prize for Literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ryder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dreamlike atmosphere
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shifting time and space ⓘ unconventional narrative structure ⓘ unreliable narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalPublicationDate | 1995-05-01 ⓘ |
| pageCount | 535 ⓘ |
| partOfBibliographyOf | Kazuo Ishiguro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Remains of the Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | pianist ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Faber and Faber
NERFINISHED
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Knopf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | unnamed European city ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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disorientation ⓘ failure of communication ⓘ identity ⓘ memory ⓘ obligation ⓘ |
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