It is 1948. Japan is rebuilding her cities after the calamity of World War II, her people putting defeat behind them and looking to the future. The celebrated painter Masuji Ono fills his days attending to his garden, his house repairs, his two grown daughters and his grandson, and his evenings drinking with old associates in quiet lantern-lit bars. His should be a tranquil retirement. But as his memories continually return to the past - to a life and a career deeply touched by the rise of Japanese militarism - a dark ...
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It is 1948. Japan is rebuilding her cities after the calamity of World War II, her people putting defeat behind them and looking to the future. The celebrated painter Masuji Ono fills his days attending to his garden, his house repairs, his two grown daughters and his grandson, and his evenings drinking with old associates in quiet lantern-lit bars. His should be a tranquil retirement. But as his memories continually return to the past - to a life and a career deeply touched by the rise of Japanese militarism - a dark shadow begins to grow over his serenity.
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None. Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. The first edition, second issue of Ishiguo's award winning novel set in post Second World War Japan. The first edition, second issue of Kazuo Ishiguro's Whitbread Book of the Year winning second novel, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper. With the printer 'Richard Clay' to the impression verso of the title page. Set in post Second World War Japan, this novel is narrated by ageing painter Masuji Ono. He reflects on his life and reputation. Ono finds himself needing to accept responsibility for his past actions. 'An Artist of the Floating World' is regarded as an impressive work of Global Literature and Historical fiction. ]Former owner's inscription to head of front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Shelf wear to back strip head and tail, former owner's inscription to head of front free endpaper. Dust wrapper in excellent condition, with small area of adhesive sticker residue to head of front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean, and age toned to perimeters due to paper type. Near Fine.
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None. Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. A smart early edition of this post-Second World War novel set in Japan, from Kazuo Ishiguro. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. This hardback published the same year as the first paperback edition. States "This paperback edition first published in 1987" to the edition page. First published 1986. Set in post-Second World War Japan, this novel follows Masuji Ono, an ageing painter, as he looks back on his life noting the change in his reputation since the war. The novel was named the Whitbread Book of the Year Award and shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Written by Kazuo Ishiguro, a Japanese-born British novelist, screenwriter, musician, and short-story writer considered one of the most critically acclaimed contemporary fiction authors of the English language. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 2017. In the original black cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear only. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also very smart with minor shelf wear. Internally, firmly bound. pages are very bright and clean. A red ink mark to the front endpaper. Near Fine.
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Good. Some outer edges have minor scuffs. Cover has light scratches and marks. Textblock has shelf wear. Book content is in good readable condition. 208 p.
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