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Nocturnes Five Stories of Music and Nightfall

Nocturnes Five Stories of Music and Nightfall

Literary FictionMusic
Pages
221
Published
2009
Language
English

Synopsis

Kazuo Ishiguro presents a collection of five stories exploring themes of love, music, and the passage of time. From Italian piazzas to a London flat and a Hollywood hotel, the characters—including young dreamers and faded stars—each face a significant moment of reckoning. The book gently examines the universal struggle to rekindle romance and hope, even when relationships falter and youthful dreams fade.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

MelancholicReflectiveEmotionalThought-Provoking
Second Chance

Genres

Literary Fiction Music Short Stories

About the author

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Kazuo Ishiguro

Sir Kazuo Ishiguro OBE FRSA FRSL (/kæˈzuːoʊ ˌɪʃɪˈɡʊəroʊ, ˈkæzuoʊ -/ kaz-OO-oh ISH-ig-OOR-oh, KAZ-oo-oh -⁠; born 8 November 1954) is an English novelist, screenwriter, musician, and short-story writer. Ishiguro was born in Nagasaki, Japan, and moved to Britain in 1960 with his parents when he was five. He is one of the most critically-acclaimed and praised contemporary fiction authors writing in English, being awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature. In its 2017 citation, the Swedish Academ...

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