Elizabeth Gentry
Book Details
Title
The Unconsoled
Author
Award Year
ISBN
9780679404255
Honoree Information
Elizabeth Gentry
Position
Distinguished Lecturer
Department
English
Occasion
On the occasion of Elizabeth Gentry's promotion to Distinguished Lecturer
Why Chosen
Ishiguro is a master of allegory, and I love the way that this surreal book captures the human experience of having goals and expectations and pursuits, and then somewhere along the way realizing that we have been sidetracked, that life isn't linear and does not follow the clear narrative structure that we use to console ourselves.