{"product_id":"the-buried-giant-kazuo-ishiguro","title":"The Buried Giant (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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Romans have long since departed, and Britain is steadily declining into ruin.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Buried Giant\u003c\/i\u003e begins as a couple, Axl and Beatrice, set off across a troubled land of mist and rain in the hope of finding a son they have not seen for years. They expect to face many hazards - some strange and other-worldly - but they cannot yet foresee how their journey will reveal to them dark and forgotten corners of their love for one another.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A beautiful fable with a hard message at its core . . . There won't, I suspect, be a more important work of fiction published this year.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'An exceptional novel . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Buried Giant\u003c\/i\u003e does what important books do: it remains in the mind long after it has been read, refusing to leave.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A beautiful, heartbreaking book about the duty to remember and the urge to forget.'\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eObserver\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), B-Format, Englisch, 384 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65809493885277,"sku":"K054523476","price":11.3,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/5452347600001A.jpg?v=1788510086","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-buried-giant-kazuo-ishiguro","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}