England, 1930s. Christopher Banks has become the country's most celebrated detective, his cases the talk of London society. Yet one unsolved crime has always haunted him; the mysterious disappearance of his parents, in Old Shanghai, when he was a small boy. Now, as the world lurches towards total war, Banks realises the time has come for him to return to the city of his childhood and at last solve the mystery - that only by his doing so will civilisation be saved from the approaching catastrophe. Moving between London and Shanghai of the inter-war years, When We Were Orphans is a story of memory, intrigue and the need to return; of a childhood vision of the world surviving deep into adulthood, indelibly shaping and distorting a person's life. (Takakansiteksti)
Tuotteen lisätiedot
Teoksen nimi
When we were orphans
Tekijä
Ishiguro, Kazuo
Kieli
Englanti (In English)
Kustantaja/Julkaisija ja julkaisupaikka
Faber and Faber Ltd, Lontoo
Julkaisuvuosi, alkuperäinen
2000
Painos, painopaikka ja -vuosi
CPI Bookmarque, Croydon, Englanti
Sivumäärä
368 sivua
Alkuperämaa
Japani / Iso-Britannia
ISBN
0-571-20562-3
Korkeus / cm
17,7 cm
Leveys / cm
11 cm
Paksuus / cm
2,9 cm
Paino / g
276 g
Kuntoluokka (ja -kuvaus)
K2- (Tyydyttävä; Kirja on paljon luettu; selkä on vino ja kiertynyt; selässä lukutaitejälki; Kannessa pientä kulumaa; Pientä tahraisuutta)