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An Artist of the Floating World

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE
WINNER OF THE WHITBREAD (NOW COSTA) BOOK OF THE YEAR

1948: 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.

'An exquisite novel.' Observer

'Pitch-perfect . a tour de force of unreliable narration.' Guardian

'A work of spare elegance: refined, understated, economic.' Sunday Times

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Authors:
Ishiguro, Kazuo
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Format:
Paperback
ISBN:
9780571283873
Number of Pages:
272
Publication Date:
07/02/2013
Publisher:
Faber Faber
Year Published:
2013
Place of Publication:
London
Publication Date:
07/02/2013
Publisher:
Faber & Faber
Language:
English
Imprint:
Faber & Faber
SKU:
9780571283873

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