Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall by Kazuo Ishiguro

A Little Night Music

Ishiguro's Savvy, Smooth Tales Play Variations on the American Songbook

By Elaina Richardson
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the October 2009 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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Elaina Richardson reviews Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall by Kazuo Ishiguro, a collection of five related stories involving misfits and a love for music.

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