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The Unconsoled

Kazuo Ishiguro, Author Vintage Books USA $15.95 (544p) ISBN 978-0-679-73587-8

A renowned pianist finds himself in a mysterious and dreamlike urban maze. (Oct.)
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Reviewed on: 10/02/1996

Release date: 10/01/1996

Genre: Fiction

Paperback - 544 pages - 9780679735878

Paperback - 535 pages - 9780571225392

Prebound-Glued - 535 pages - 9781417718573

Hardcover - 535 pages - 9780679404255

Open Ebook - 360 pages - 9780307764157

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