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The Unconsoled

Kazuo Ishiguro (1995)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG
Pages (Doorstopper (600+))
Setting
CSM age16
Goodreads3.59

Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

AmnesiaAnxietyConfusion

Hero archetypes

Musician

Protagonist archetypes

Fish out of Water

Synopsis

Ryder, a musician of international renown, is checking in to a hotel in a city somewhere in Central Europe. He has the distinct recollection he is due to perform in the Civic Concert Hall in a few days time, but as Gustav, the hotel porter, escorts him to his room, it occurs to him there is much more to this visit than he had at first anticipated…

Tags

Literary FantasySurrealismPsychological FictionMagic Realism