Kazuo Ishiguro
Sue Lawley's castaway is writer Kazuo Ishiguro.
This week the castaway on Desert Island Discs is the award-winning writer, Kazuo Ishiguro. Titles such as When We Were Orphans, An Artist of the Floating World and the Booker prize-winning The Remains of the Day have made Kazuo Ishiguro a household name all over the world. In conversation with Sue Lawley, he talks about his life and work and chooses eight records to take to the mythical island.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Trying To Get To Heaven by Bob Dylan
Book: Collected short stories by Anton Chekhov
Luxury: Big roll of paper
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Music Played
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Leonard Cohen
Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye
- Songs of Leonard Cohen.
- Columbia.
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Nocturne in D flat major, Op. 27/2
Soloist: Artur Rubinstein
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Dick Gaughan
Now Westlin Winds
- Handful of Earth.
- Topic.
Castaway's Favourite
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Bob Dylan
Trying To Get To Heaven
- Time Out Of Mind.
- Columbia.
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Emmylou Harris
Hickory Wind
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George Gershwin
They can't take that away from me (from Shall We Dance?)
Soloist: Stacey Kent
- Let Yourself Go.
- Candid.
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Keith Jarrett Trio
Blame It On My Youth
- The Cure.
- ECM Records.
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Gillian Welch
I Am Not Afraid To Die
- Hell Among The Yearlings.
- Acony.
Book Choice
Collected short stories - Anton Chekhov
Luxury Choice
Big roll of paper
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Sue Lawley |
| Interviewed Guest | Kazuo Ishiguro |
Broadcasts
- Sun 17 Feb 200211:15BBC Radio 4
- Fri 22 Feb 200209:00BBC Radio 4
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