From the Nobel Prize–winning author of Klara and the Sun and Never Let Me Go comes a gorgeously illustrated volume of lyrics written for the platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated jazz singer Stacey Kent.
Memorably introduced by Ishiguro himself, The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain collects the lyrics of sixteen songs he wrote for world-renowned American singer Stacey Kent, which were set to music by her partner, Jim Tomlinson. An exquisite coming together of the literary and musical worlds, the lyrics are infused with a sense of yearning, melancholy, love, and the romance of travel and liminal spaces.
Further exploring the notion of collaboration and interpretation, the collection is illustrated by the acclaimed Italian artist Bianca Bagnarelli, whose work perfectly captures the atmosphere and sensibility of the songs.
KAZUO ISHIGURO was born in Nagasaki, Japan, in 1954 and moved to Britain at the age of five. His works of fiction have earned him many honours around the world, including the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Booker Prize. His books have been translated into over fifty languages and The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go were both made into acclaimed films. He received a knighthood in 2018 for Services to Literature. He also holds the decorations of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from France and the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star from Japan. His most recent novel, Klara and the Sun was a number one Sunday Times bestseller in both hardback and paperback. Ishiguro also works occasionally as a screenwriter. His screenplay for the 2022 film Living received Academy Award (Oscar) and BAFTA nominations. Cinema adaptations of Klara and the Sun and A Pale View of Hills are due for release in 2025.
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BIANCA BAGNARELLI has worked as an illustrator with The New Yorker, The New York Times, National Geographic, Penguin Random House, The Atlantic, Wired UK, ESPN, NBC, McSweeney's, Apple, La Revue Dessinée, Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin, Giulio Einaudi editore, Feltrinelli, and others.
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“Fascinating. . . . Beautifully illustrated by Bianca Bagnarelli, these lyrics remind us of some of Ishiguro’s characteristic themes—memory, love, travel, music’s haunting qualities—and are full of yearning, melancholy and the romance of travel, and of what might have been.” —Irish Times
“Lovely. . . . Propelled by imaginative depictions of Ishiguro’s words by Italian cartoonist Bianca Bagnarelli . . . it’s a delight.” —Zoomer Magazine
From the Nobel Prize–winning author of Klara and the Sun and Never Let Me Go comes a gorgeously illustrated volume of lyrics written for the platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated jazz singer Stacey Kent.
Memorably introduced by Ishiguro himself, The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain collects the lyrics of sixteen songs he wrote for world-renowned American singer Stacey Kent, which were set to music by her partner, Jim Tomlinson. An exquisite coming together of the literary and musical worlds, the lyrics are infused with a sense of yearning, melancholy, love, and the romance of travel and liminal spaces.
Further exploring the notion of collaboration and interpretation, the collection is illustrated by the acclaimed Italian artist Bianca Bagnarelli, whose work perfectly captures the atmosphere and sensibility of the songs.
KAZUO ISHIGURO was born in Nagasaki, Japan, in 1954 and moved to Britain at the age of five. His works of fiction have earned him many honours around the world, including the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Booker Prize. His books have been translated into over fifty languages and The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go were both made into acclaimed films. He received a knighthood in 2018 for Services to Literature. He also holds the decorations of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from France and the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star from Japan. His most recent novel, Klara and the Sun was a number one Sunday Times bestseller in both hardback and paperback. Ishiguro also works occasionally as a screenwriter. His screenplay for the 2022 film Living received Academy Award (Oscar) and BAFTA nominations. Cinema adaptations of Klara and the Sun and A Pale View of Hills are due for release in 2025.
View titles by Kazuo Ishiguro
BIANCA BAGNARELLI has worked as an illustrator with The New Yorker, The New York Times, National Geographic, Penguin Random House, The Atlantic, Wired UK, ESPN, NBC, McSweeney's, Apple, La Revue Dessinée, Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin, Giulio Einaudi editore, Feltrinelli, and others.
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Available for sale non-exclusive:
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• Aland Islands
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• Angola
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• Bahrain
• Belarus
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• Bolivia
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• Bosnia Herzeg.
• Bouvet Island
• Brazil
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Cambodia
• Cameroon
• Cape Verde
• Centr.Afr.Rep.
• Chad
• Chile
• China
• Colombia
• Comoro Is.
• Congo
• Cook Islands
• Costa Rica
• Cuba
• Curacao
• Dem. Rep. Congo
• Djibouti
• Dominican Rep.
• Ecuador
• Egypt
• El Salvador
• Equatorial Gui.
• Eritrea
• Ethiopia
• Faroe Islands
• Fren.Polynesia
• French Guinea
• Gabon
• Georgia
• Greenland
• Guadeloupe
• Guatemala
• Guinea Republic
• Guinea-Bissau
• Haiti
• Heard/McDon.Isl
• Honduras
• Hong Kong
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Israel
• Ivory Coast
• Japan
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Kyrgyzstan
• Laos
• Lebanon
• Liberia
• Libya
• Macau
• Macedonia
• Madagascar
• Maldives
• Mali
• Marshall island
• Martinique
• Mauritania
• Mayotte
• Mexico
• Micronesia
• Moldavia
• Mongolia
• Montenegro
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• Norfolk Island
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• Togo
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“Fascinating. . . . Beautifully illustrated by Bianca Bagnarelli, these lyrics remind us of some of Ishiguro’s characteristic themes—memory, love, travel, music’s haunting qualities—and are full of yearning, melancholy and the romance of travel, and of what might have been.” —Irish Times
“Lovely. . . . Propelled by imaginative depictions of Ishiguro’s words by Italian cartoonist Bianca Bagnarelli . . . it’s a delight.” —Zoomer Magazine