description: Ryder, a renowned pianist, arrives in a Central European city he cannot identify for a concert he cannot remember agreeing to give. But then as he traverses a landscape by turns eerie and comical – and always strangely malleable, as a dream might be - he comes steadily to realise he is facing the most crucial performance of his life.Ishiguro's extraordinary and original study of a man whose life has accelerated beyond his control was met on publication by consternation, vilification – and the highest praise.
language: English
title: The Unconsoled
titlecomplete: The Unconsoled
characters: Boris, Miss Collins, Sophie, Gustav, Mr. Hoffman, Miss Stratmann, Stephan Hoffman, Leo Brodsky, Mr. Ryder
genres: Japan, 20th Century, Fantasy, Novels, Literature, Literary Fiction, Music, Fiction, Contemporary, British Literature
ratings_count: 14787
places: Europe, Central Europe
awards: awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Whitbread Award
category: Novel, awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Cheltenham Prize for Literature, awardedAt: 1577865600000
name: Mikael Agricola -palkinto
publisher: Random House Value Publishing