A Gothic tour de force.
Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro’s haunting masterpiece—named one of The New York Times‘s 10 Best Books of the 21st Century—follows three friends at an isolated boarding school who slowly discover the devastating truth about their futures. Achingly beautiful prose that will linger long after the final page.
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This haunting masterpiece from Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro unfolds like a whispered secret along the English countryside. If you loved The Remains of the Day, prepare for something altogether different—a story that will linger in your thoughts long after you’ve turned the final page.
At Hailsham, an isolated boarding school, Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy grow up surrounded by strange rules and constant reminders of how “special” they are. Years later, as Kathy reflects on their shared past, she begins to understand the devastating truth behind their carefully controlled childhood—and the future that awaits them all.
What makes this novel extraordinary isn’t just its premise, but Ishiguro’s achingly beautiful prose and the profound questions it raises about what it means to be human. Named one of The New York Times‘s 10 Best Books of the 21st Century and a Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of the Century, this is the rare literary achievement that transcends genre. It’s science fiction for those who don’t read science fiction, a love story wrapped in mystery, a meditation on memory and mortality.
The New York Times called it “a Gothic tour de force,” and they weren’t exaggerating. This is essential reading for anyone who appreciates fiction that challenges, moves, and ultimately transforms. Perfect for book clubs seeking meaningful discussion, or for those quiet moments when only the most profound story will do.
Some books you read. This one reads you.
A Gothic tour de force.
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Ishiguro is not afraid to tackle huge, personal themes, nor to use the full range of his restrained, refined English to write about them... A book to read and re-read, and then to sit and think about.
A feat of controlled pathos... Remains a masterpiece of indirection.
Masterly... It is not only a moving tale, it's a meditation on life and death and what it means to be human.
Unforgettable... Magnificent, even magnificent.
Both heartbreaking and disturbing... A tour de force of knotted emotion and buried anguish.
A page-turner and a heartbreaker, a tour de force of knotted emotion and buried anguish.
Superbly unsettling... As the full implications of their situation gradually reveal themselves, the trio's story becomes a parable about the way we all cope with our mortality.
A triumph of tone... Ishiguro's floating world is a triumph.
| Weight | 0.48 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 5.14 × 0.65 × 7.93 in |
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| Subject | Coming Of Age, Contemporary, Genre Fiction, Literary, Literature & Fiction, Psychological, Science Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy |
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