{"product_id":"my-twentieth-century-evening-and-kazuo-ishiguro-9780525654957","title":"My Twentieth Century Evening and Other Small Breakthroughs: The Nobel Lecture","description":"The Nobel Lecture in Literature, delivered by Kazuo Ishiguro (\u003ci\u003eThe Remains of the Day \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWhen We Were Orphans\u003c\/i\u003e) at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 7, 2017, in an elegant, clothbound edition.\u003cbr\u003e In their announcement of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy recognized the emotional force of Kazuo Ishiguro's fiction and his mastery at uncovering our illusory sense of connection with the world. In the eloquent and candid lecture he delivered upon accepting the award, Ishiguro reflects on the way he was shaped by his upbringing, and on the turning points in his career--\"small scruffy moments . . . quiet, private sparks of revelation\"--that made him the writer he is today. \u003cbr\u003e With the same generous humanity that has graced his novels, Ishiguro here looks beyond himself, to the world that new generations of writers are taking on, and what it will mean--what it will demand of us--to make certain that literature remains not just alive, but essential. \u003cbr\u003e An enduring work on writing and becoming a writer, by one of the most accomplished novelists of our generation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kazuo Ishiguro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 052565495X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525654957\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/12\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.50h x 4.69w x 0.50d","brand":"Kazuo Ishiguro","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43920089284863,"sku":"9780525654957","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_fb7b4f06-d2f4-4688-8f6d-9ffbb66684d7.jpg?v=1680813542","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-twentieth-century-evening-and-kazuo-ishiguro-9780525654957","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}