The new novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun, is available.

In Nocturnes, Kazuo Ishiguro explores the ideas of love, music, and the passage of time. From the squares of Italy to the 'quiet floor' of an exclusive hotel in Hollywood, the characters we meet range from young dreamers to café musicians and faded stars, all at a moment of revelation.

This quintet of stories is light, intimate, and full of humor, marked by a haunting theme - the struggle to keep alive the sense of life's romance, even as one ages, relationships fail, and youthful hopes fade.

“Each of these stories is deeply moving in its own way, but some have moments of great comedy, and all require a degree of attention that, as usual, Ishiguro's writing rewards.” - Observer

“They come quietly, but then they haunt you for days. These smaller pieces could only be the work of a great composer.” - Evening Standard

“An exquisite and moving collection of stories, revealing the unique combination of the melancholy, the stoic, and the consoling. It is about failure, but it honors it and with it, the human condition.” - Margaret Drabble, Guardian

Pages: 240, Dimensions: 12.6x12.6cm