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The summer we crossed Europe in the rain : lyrics for Stacey Kent / Kazuo Ishiguro ; illustrated by Bianca Bagnarelli.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2024]Copyright date: ©2024Description: xvi, 95 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780593802519
  • 0593802519
Subject(s):
Contents:
I wish I could go travelling again -- The changing lights -- So romantic -- The ice hotel -- Breakfast on the morning train -- Craigie burn -- The summer we crossed Europe in the rain -- Bullet train -- Best Casablanca -- Postcard lovers -- Catherine in Indochine -- Gabin -- Tango in Macao -- Voyager -- Waiter, oh waiter -- Turning noir.
Summary: "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"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library Graphic Novel New 782.4216 I79 Checked out 07/10/2024 33111011113400
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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.

I wish I could go travelling again -- The changing lights -- So romantic -- The ice hotel -- Breakfast on the morning train -- Craigie burn -- The summer we crossed Europe in the rain -- Bullet train -- Best Casablanca -- Postcard lovers -- Catherine in Indochine -- Gabin -- Tango in Macao -- Voyager -- Waiter, oh waiter -- Turning noir.

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

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