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Unconsoled

作者:Ishiguro, Kazuo

出版社:Faber & Faber

年份:2013

ISBN:9780571283897

書號:20321963

裝訂:平裝

定價:$480

優惠價:$408

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內容簡介
★諾貝爾文學獎得主‧石黑一雄唯一尚未被翻譯的長篇鉅作★
以超現實主義的目光,凝望人類始終無法被理解與傾聽的寂寞與孤獨
 
國際知名的鋼琴家萊德來到位於中歐的某個城市,即將為一場鋼琴演奏會做準備,這場表演被當地居民認為是即將改變「整個國家文化與藝術精神」的演出,萊德卻怎麼樣也想不起來自己是接到誰的邀請來到這裡,他想專心在準備表演上,此時,接二連三冒出的事件卻不停打斷他的思緒...
 
飯店行李員古斯塔夫希望他能夠和自己的女兒談談,解決家庭問題;飯店經理的兒子史蒂芬則拜託他能指點他的鋼琴技巧;萊德又意外被捲入酗酒指揮家和女友的感情糾紛當,他在過程中開始對自己的記憶感到困惑,甚至對每一個片段的記憶轉瞬即失。故事並非單一線性進行,時常中斷且在不同場景之間切換,萊德意識到自己彷彿與這座城市裡的人事物有著更深的羈絆,彷彿他曾經擁有卻完全遺忘的一段過去,但卻又如此模糊、疏離且弔詭...
 
三天的時間,卻像是走進人類歷史與記憶的黑暗洞穴,我們一路摸黑向前,卻發現其實只是在迴圈裡朝著無止盡的終點蹣跚而行。
 
Ryder, a renowned pianist, arrives in a Central European city he cannot identify for a concert he cannot remember agreeing to give . . .
 
On first publication in 1995, The Unconsoled was met in some quarters with bewilderment and vilification, in others with the highest praise. One commentator asked, ‘Has Ishiguro gone for greatness or has he gone mad?’ Over the years, this uniquely strange and extraordinary novel about a man whose life has accelerated beyond his control has come to be seen by many as being the key work and a turning point in his career.
作者介紹
KAZUO ISHIGURO was born in Nagasaki, Japan, in 1954 and moved to Britain at the age of five. His eight previous works of fiction have earned him many honors around the world, including the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Booker Prize. His work has been translated into over fifty languages, and The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go, both made into acclaimed films, have each sold more than 2 million copies. He was given 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.