The Buried Giant - Signed - First Edition
Ishiguro, Kazuo
Sold by The Old Bookshop Collection, Blaenavon, United Kingdom
AbeBooks Seller since 8 June 2023
Used - Hardcover
Condition: Used - Near fine
Quantity: 2 available
Add to basketSold by The Old Bookshop Collection, Blaenavon, United Kingdom
AbeBooks Seller since 8 June 2023
Condition: Used - Near fine
Quantity: 2 available
Add to basketSigned, first edition. Dust jacket in near fine condition, not price clipped or faded, some bumping to the edges. Book in near fine condition, has slight spine lean, has some bumping to the spine, corners square, text block has some black marks on it, boards and pages clean. 'There's a journey we must go on, and no more delay.'The extraordinary new novel from the author of Never Let Me Go and the Booker Prize winning The Remains of the DayThe Romans have long since departed, and Britain is steadily declining into ruin. But at least the wars that once ravaged the country have ceased.The Buried Giant begins as a couple, Axl and Beatrice, set off across a troubled land of mist and rain in the hope of finding a son they have not seen for years. They expect to face many hazards - some strange and other-worldly - but they cannot yet foresee how their journey will reveal to them dark and forgotten corners of their love for one another.Sometimes savage, often intensely moving, Kazuo Ishiguro's first novel in a decade is about lost memories, love, revenge and war.
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'There's a journey we must go on, and no more delay...'
The extraordinary new novel from the author of Never Let Me Go and the Booker Prize winning The Remains of the Day
The Romans have long since departed, and Britain is steadily declining into ruin. But at least the wars that once ravaged the country have ceased.
The Buried Giant begins as a couple, Axl and Beatrice, set off across a troubled land of mist and rain in the hope of finding a son they have not seen for years. They expect to face many hazards - some strange and other-worldly - but they cannot yet foresee how their journey will reveal to them dark and forgotten corners of their love for one another.
Sometimes savage, often intensely moving, Kazuo Ishiguro's first novel in a decade is about lost memories, love, revenge and war.
'Kazuo Ishiguro is an original and remarkable genius.' The New York Times
'A master craftsman.' Margaret Atwood, Slate
'The best and most original writer of his generation.' Susan Hill, Mail on Sunday
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