The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain

Kathy, Ruth and Tommy were pupils at Hailsham – an idyllic establishment situated deep in the English countryside. The children there were tenderly sheltered….

From her place in the store, Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, watches carefully the behaviour of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass in the street outside. She remains hopeful a customer will soon choose her, but when the possibility emerges that her circumstances may change for ever, […]

Från sin plats i butiken som säljer artificiella vänner observerar Klara – en artificiell vän med enastående iakttagelseförmåga – noggrant beteendet hos dem som kommer in för att handla. Hon hyser gott hopp om att en kund snart ska välja just henne. Men när möjligheten till ett helt nytt liv väl dyker upp varnas Klara […]

In a sublime story cycle, Kazuo Ishiguro explores ideas of love, music and the passing of time. From the piazzas of Italy to the Malvern Hills, a London flat to the ‘hush-hush floor’ of an…..