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The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain Lyrics for Stacey Kent

The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain Lyrics for Stacey Kent

PoetryArt & PhotographyMusic
Pages
120
Published
2024
Language
English

Synopsis

This unique volume presents sixteen song lyrics penned by Kazuo Ishiguro for jazz singer Stacey Kent, set to music by Jim Tomlinson. The collection, introduced by Ishiguro, explores themes of yearning, melancholy, love, and the romance of travel and liminal spaces. Beautifully illustrated by Bianca Bagnarelli, the artwork perfectly complements the songs' atmosphere and sensibility. It's a remarkable collaboration bridging the literary and musical worlds.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

MelancholicRomanticReflectiveAtmospheric

Genres

Art & Photography Music Poetry Graphic Novels

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...