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A pale view of hills /Kazuo Ishiguro.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher number: : Donated by Prof. Romila ThaparPublication details: New York : Vintage , 1982.Description: 183p. : 24cmISBN:
  • 9780140118674
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 823.9 ISH
Summary: Kazuo Ishiguro's highly acclaimed debut, first published in 1982, tells the story of Etsuko, a Japanese woman now living alone in England, dwelling on the recent suicide of her daughter. Retreating into the past, she finds herself reliving one particular hot summer in Nagasaki, when she and her friends struggled to rebuild their lives after the war. But as she recalls her strange friendship with Sachiko - a wealthy woman reduced to vagrancy - the memories start to take on a disturbing cast.
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Prof. Romila Thapar's Collection SNU LIBRARY 823.9 ISH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Prof. Romila Thapar Collection G8309
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Kazuo Ishiguro's highly acclaimed debut, first published in 1982, tells the story of Etsuko, a Japanese woman now living alone in England, dwelling on the recent suicide of her daughter.

Retreating into the past, she finds herself reliving one particular hot summer in Nagasaki, when she and her friends struggled to rebuild their lives after the war. But as she recalls her strange friendship with Sachiko - a wealthy woman reduced to vagrancy - the memories start to take on a disturbing cast.

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