The Buried Giant - Signed - First Edition

Ishiguro, Kazuo

ISBN 10: 0571315038 / ISBN 13: 9780571315031

Published by Faber & Faber, 2015

About this Item

Signed, 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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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Buried Giant - Signed - First Edition
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0571315038
• ISBN 13: 9780571315031
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

"You've long set your heart against it, Axl, I know. But it's time now to think on it anew. There's a journey we must go on, and no more delay..."

The Buried Giant begins as a couple set off across a troubled land of mist and rain in the hope of finding a son they have not seen in years.

Sometimes savage, often intensely moving, Kazuo Ishiguro's first novel in nearly a decade is about lost memories, love, revenge, and war.

Included on TIME Magazine's "THE 100 BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF ALL TIME"

About the Author

Kazuo Ishiguro's seven previous books have won him wide renown and many honours around the world. His work has been translated into over forty languages. The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go have each sold in excess of 1,000,000 copies in Faber editions alone, and both were adapted into highly acclaimed films.