{"product_id":"the-unconsoled-9780679735878","title":"The Unconsoled","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and author of the Booker Prize-winning novel \u003ci\u003eThe Remains of the Day\u003c\/i\u003e, here is a novel that is at once a gripping psychological mystery, a wicked satire of the cult of art, and a poignant character study of a man whose public life has accelerated beyond his control. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe setting is a nameless Central European city where Ryder, a renowned pianist, has come to give the most important performance of his life. Instead, he finds himself diverted on a series of cryptic and infuriating errands that nevertheless provide him with vital clues to his own past. In \u003ci\u003eThe Unconsoled\u003c\/i\u003e Ishiguro creates a work that is itself a virtuoso performance, strange, haunting, and resonant with humanity and wit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKazuo Ishiguro\u003c\/b\u003e is the 2017 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. His work has been translated into more than 40 languages. Both \u003ci\u003eThe Remains of the Day\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNever Let Me Go \u003c\/i\u003ehave sold more than 1 million copies, and both were adapted into highly acclaimed films. Ishiguro's other work includes \u003ci\u003eThe Buried Giant, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNocturnes, A Pale View of the Hills, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAn Artist of the Floating World\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50606277198098,"sku":"9780679735878","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_738a5522-a442-4e59-b38a-5dcdc1b3b65b.jpg?v=1732291518","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-unconsoled-9780679735878","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}