{"product_id":"an-artist-of-the-floating-world-kazuo-ishiguro","title":"An Artist of the Floating World (Kazuo Ishiguro)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE NEW NOVEL FROM KAZUO ISHIGURO - \u003ci\u003eMISS LAMBERT STEPS ABOARD DANGER \u003c\/i\u003e- IS AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM THE NOBEL PRIZE WINNING, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eNEVER LET ME GO\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1948: Japan is rebuilding her cities after the calamity of World War II, her people putting defeat behind them and looking to the future. The celebrated painter Masuji Ono fills his days attending to his garden, his two grown daughters and his grandson, and his evenings drinking with old associates in quiet lantern-lit bars. His should be a tranquil retirement. But as his memories continually return to the past - to a life and a career deeply touched by the rise of Japanese militarism - a dark shadow begins to grow over his serenity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e 'An exquisite novel.' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Pitch-perfect. . . a tour de force of unreliable narration.' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A work of spare elegance: refined, understated, economic.' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eKazuo Ishiguro was born in Nagasaki, Japan, in 1954 and moved to Britain at the age of five. His works of fiction have earned him many honours around the world, including the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Booker Prize. His books have been translated into over fifty languages and \u003ci\u003eThe Remains of the Day\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNever Let Me Go \u003c\/i\u003ewere both made into acclaimed films. He received a knighthood in 2018 for Services to Literature. He also holds the decorations of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from France and the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star from Japan. \u003ci\u003eKlara and the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e was a number one \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller in both hardback and paperback.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIshiguro also works occasionally as a screenwriter. His screenplay for \u003ci\u003eLiving\u003c\/i\u003e (2022) received Academy Award (Oscar) and BAFTA nominations. Film adaptations of \u003ci\u003eKlara and the Sun \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e A Pale View of Hills \u003c\/i\u003eare due for release in 2026., (Shorter\/Catalogue version)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKazuo Ishiguro was born in Nagasaki, Japan, in 1954 and moved to Britain at the age of five. His works of fiction have earned him many honours around the world, including the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Booker Prize, and have been translated into over fifty languages. His most recent novel, \u003ci\u003eKlara and the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e was a number one \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller in both hardback and paperback.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Englisch, 272 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65903056421213,"sku":"K054869711","price":11.3,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/5486971100001A.jpg?v=1789217462","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/an-artist-of-the-floating-world-kazuo-ishiguro","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}