The buried giant : a novel
Title:
The buried giant : a novel
Author:
Ishiguro, Kazuo, 1954-
ISBN:
9781101911310
Edition:
First vintage international open-market edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Vintage Books, 2016.
Physical Description:
373 p. ; 18 cm
Abstract:
"An extraordinary new novel from the author of Never Let Me Go and the Booker Prize winning The Remains of the Day. "You've long set your heart against it, Axl, I know. But it's time now to think on it anew. There's a journey we must go on, and no more delay. . ." The Buried Giant begins as a couple set off across a troubled land of mist and rain in the hope of finding a son they have not seen in years. Sometimes savage, often intensely moving, Kazuo Ishiguro's first novel in a decade is about lost memories, love, revenge and war"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject:
| Husband and wife -- Fiction. |
| Quests (Expeditions) -- Fiction. |
| Dragons -- Fiction. |
| Sons -- Fiction. |
| Amnesiacs -- Fiction. |
| Fantasy fiction. |
| Historical fiction. |
Summary:
"An extraordinary new novel from the author of Never Let Me Go and the Booker Prize winning The Remains of the Day. "You've long set your heart against it, Axl, I know. But it's time now to think on it anew. There's a journey we must go on, and no more delay. . ." The Buried Giant begins as a couple set off across a troubled land of mist and rain in the hope of finding a son they have not seen in years. Sometimes savage, often intensely moving, Kazuo Ishiguro's first novel in a decade is about lost memories, love, revenge and war"--