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Ladataan... Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall (alkuperäinen julkaisuvuosi 2009; vuoden 2009 painos)– tekijä: Kazuo Ishiguro
Teoksen tarkat tiedotYösoittoja (tekijä: Kazuo Ishiguro) (2009)
Fairly light by Ishiguro standards, but still has that appealing narrative flavor. These stories definitely don't rank with Remains or Never Let You Go, but were entertaining enough. (  ) Carl_Hayes | Mar 30, 2013 |  I read this short story collection after completing his two very popular novels, Never Let Me Go, and Remains of the Day. Like other readers, I had high hopes. His novels looked at broad social themes--like the unswerving loyalty of British help in the early twentieth century, our own dehumanization of people for the sake of medical care for the majority (a utilitarianism gone awry, perhaps? an allusion to stem cell research, or just a concern about the future?)--and personalize them. You live through these sweeping movements through the lives of individual characters, and so you're touched. It's like a fictionalized version of Anne Frank's diary. I will acknowledge that these stories fell a little bit flat in comparison to what his novels accomplished--but that's not to say they aren't good. Ishiguro has set high standards for himself. Of particular interest is the story, "Cellists," which explores the relationship between a budding talent and a never-was--a woman whose talent was too great to instantiate in reality, who, in her forties, was still waiting for the right instructor to tease out her talent without damaging it. This is a story I still come back to months later when my mind wanders. (  ) lrosenof | Dec 9, 2012 | I've loved the two Ishiguro novels that I've read (Never Let Me Go, The Remains of the Day), so I had high hopes for this collection of short stories. Unfortunately, this is not the author at his best. A few of the stories are narrated by Americans, and the voices seem stilted. The best story, "Come Rain or Come Shine", is about a man living abroad visiting old college friends in London who's marriage is on the rocks. This story is funny and sensitive and the contrast between the way the narrator views himself and the way his friends view him keeps things interesting. ( ) kisigler | Nov 28, 2012 | Ik heb nog nooit eerder iets van Kazuo Ishiguro gelezen. Van dit boek, dat bestaat uit 5 verhalen, heb ik de eerste 2 verhalen gelezen. Volgens de titel hebben alle verhalen te maken met muziek en het vallen van de nacht. In het eerste verhaal ontmoet de hoofdpersoon een beroemde muzikant die een ongewoon verzoek voor hem heeft. In het tweede verhaal ontmoet een andere hoofdpersoon vrienden van vroeger. Beide verhalen vond ik niet bijzonder en ze inspireren me niet om nog meer van deze auteur te lezen. (  ) erikscheffers | Oct 24, 2012 | Short collection of soothing and beguiling tales, lightly themed around some musical aspect, but connected more by the humble to diffident voice of each of their first person narrator characters. All interesting, none momentous. Pleasing and easy to read, a few funny scenarios, one at least hilarious. In keeping with the tentative tone, each story is set up neatly then broken off unresolved - left hanging in the air or resonating perhaps like a memorable musical phrase. ( ) eglinton | Aug 15, 2012 | ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu Sisältää nämä:Come Rain or Come Shine (tekijä: Kazuo Ishiguro) Crooner (tekijä: Kazuo Ishiguro) Malvern Hills (tekijä: Kazuo Ishiguro) Cellists (tekijä: Kazuo Ishiguro)
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