The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain

Lyrics for Stacey Kent

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Beschreibung

<p><b>A unique collaborative publication which documents the lyrics written by Nobel Prize winning author Kazuo Ishiguro for the platinum selling, Grammy nominated, Jazz singer Stacey Kent.</b><br><i><br>The Summer We crossed Europe in the Rain</i> collects the sixteen song lyrics written to date by Kazuo Ishiguro for the renowned American jazz singer, Stacey Kent, and which have been set to music by composer/bandleader Jim Tomlinson. As the Nobel Prize-winning author explains in his introduction, he has been steadfastly following his remit, that 'however sad, however bleak the song became, <i>there had to remain an element of hope</i>'<i>. </i>The resulting lyrics are infused with yearning and the bittersweet romance of travel.<br><br>This volume has been gorgeously illustrated by acclaimed Italian comics artist Bianca Bagnarelli, who captures perfectly the varying moods, as well as the 'stories', contained in these songs.</p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780571378876

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Buch

Maße

217 x 140 x 21 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Verlag / Hersteller

Faber And Faber Ltd.