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Come Rain or Come Shine

Faber Stories
By Kazuo Ishiguro
Series: Faber Stories
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In Come Rain or Come Shine by Kazuo Ishiguro, readers are introduced to a poignant tale revolving around long-standing friendships and the complexities of personal change. As the characters navigate their intertwined lives, the narrative delves into themes of loyalty, memory, and the struggles between aspirations and reality. Set against the backdrop of everyday life, the story is underscored by Ishiguro's signature exploration of human emotions and relationships.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate stories where long-standing friendships are explored through subtle, poignant narrative. Set against the backdrop of past misunderstandings and life choices, it captures the essence of complex human emotions and the passage of time with Ishiguro's signature delicate touch.

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When Ray turns up to visit his old university friends Charlie and Emily, he's given a special task: to be so much his useless self that he makes Charlie look good by comparison.

But Ray has his own buried feelings to contend with. Decades earlier, he and Emily would listen to jazz when they were alone, and now, as Sarah Vaughan sings through the speakers, he struggles to control everything the sound brings with it.

In Kazuo Ishiguro's hands, a snapshot of domestic realism becomes a miniature masterpiece of memory and forgetting.

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Come Rain or Come Shine by Kazuo Ishiguro has been described in reviews as a poignant exploration of friendship and personal longing. Critics have praised Ishiguro's ability to weave emotional depth and subtle humour into a narrative that delves into the complexities of human relationships. Readers have appreciated the novel's introspective nature and its distinctive, understated style.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571351749

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 January 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 111.0mm

Height: 160.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 80

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Fiction General Fiction Kazuo Ishiguro Literary Fiction Series: Faber Stories

About the Author

Kazuo Ishiguro's seven published 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, which won the 1989 Booker Prize 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. His latest novel is The Buried Giant.

In October 2017 Ishiguro was awarded The Nobel Prize in Literature.

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