The highly acclaimed debut by the Booker-Prize-winning author of The Remains of the Day, A Pale View of Hills is the story of Etsuko, a Japanese woman now living alone in England, dwelling on the recent suicide of her daughter. Retreating into the past, she finds herself reliving one particular hot summer in Nagasaki, when she and her friends struggled to rebuild their lives after the war. But then as she recalls her strange friendship with Sachiko - a wealthy woman reduced to vagrancy - the memories take on a disturbing ...
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The highly acclaimed debut by the Booker-Prize-winning author of The Remains of the Day, A Pale View of Hills is the story of Etsuko, a Japanese woman now living alone in England, dwelling on the recent suicide of her daughter. Retreating into the past, she finds herself reliving one particular hot summer in Nagasaki, when she and her friends struggled to rebuild their lives after the war. But then as she recalls her strange friendship with Sachiko - a wealthy woman reduced to vagrancy - the memories take on a disturbing cast.
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Add this copy of A Pale View of Hills to cart. $67.00, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Movies rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1982 by Putnam Pub Group.
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Add this copy of A Pale View of Hills to cart. $189.03, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1982 by Putnam Publishing Group.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0399127186. The author's first book. Stated first American edition. Near fine in an about fine (light age toning to flap edges) dust jacket.; 183 pages.
Add this copy of A Pale View of Hills to cart. $657.00, like new condition, Sold by Waverley Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Monica, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1982 by PUTNAM. NY 1982.
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0399127186. First American edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. (Mild vertical crease on rear jacket flap. ) Nobel prize winning author's FIRST book.; 5 1/4" x 8 1/4"; 183 pages.
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Fine book in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author. 183 pages. First American Edition. Ishiguro's first book, a novel that follows the recollections of a Japanese woman who survived the bombing of Nagasaki. Ishiguro received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2017. Fine in fine dustjacket. Signed by Ishiguro on the title page.
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Fine in Fine jacket. No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling; Still Gift Quality. 8.25 inches tall; 183 pages. First American Edition. A Fine Hardcover in a Fine Unclipped Dust Jacket. Signed without personalization by the author on the title page. The author's first book and the winner of the 1982 Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize. In 2017 the author received the Nobel Prize for Literature. The novel that follows the recollections of a Japanese woman who survived the bombing of Nagasaki.
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Book. Octavo, 183 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine black with white lettering. Dust jacket protected in mylar covering, with price uncut: '$11.95'. Minor shelfwear. Light rubbing to dust jacket. Foxing to textblock. Shelved in Case 6. The first novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro. 1368139. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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Very good in good dust jacket. Audience: General/trade. First Edition of Author's first novel. Book is in VG Condition. DJ looks good from front but has 2 tears in the back with a small piece missing thus the low price.
Elegantly written novel. I enjoyed every minute of it.
Daniel G
Apr 28, 2015
One of Ishiguro's Best Books
What happens when a woman moves to a less than desirable location with her young child and is befriended by a pregnant woman who is concerned about the safety of the young child.
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