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However, a 2006 poll of various literary critics voted the novel as the third "best British, Irish, or Commonwealth novel from 1980 to 2005", tied with Anthony Burgess's Earthly Powers, Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children, Ian McEwan's Atonement, and Penelope Fitzgerald's The Blue Flower. Literary critic James Wood said that the novel had "invented its own category of badness". It received strong negative reviews with a few positive ones. The Unconsoled was described as a "sprawling, almost indecipherable 500-page work" that "left readers and reviewers baffled".

Christoff – Musician disliked by the town.

Miss Stratmann – in charge of planning Ryder's concert.

Pops up sporadically throughout the town.

Geoffrey Saunders – Another childhood friend of Ryder.

Fiona – Train ticketer, Ryder's childhood friend.

Brodsky – Washed up conductor the town tries to revive.

Also a pianist, yet is insecure about his parents' disapproval

Mrs Hoffman – Hoffman's wife has photo albums dedicated to Ryder.

Gustav – Bellhop of the hotel and Boris' grandfather.

Sophie – Gustav's daughter and Boris' mother.

He is entangled in a web of appointments and promises which he cannot seem to remember, struggling to fulfil his commitments before Thursday night's performance and frustrated with his inability to take control.

It is about Ryder, a famous pianist who arrives in a central European city to perform a concert.

The novel takes place over a period of three days. The Unconsoled is a novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, first published in 1995 by Faber and Faber, and winner of the Cheltenham Prize that year.