By Kazuo Ishiguro — Nobel Prize winning author, one of the greatest storytellers of our time.
A young cellist enters the tutelage of a new instructor who expands his horizons as a musician beyond anything he imagined. Yet she is concealing a truth that will cause him to question everything. This story of art, craft, and deception exemplifies Ishiguro’s mastery of the reveal—and it will stay with you long after you finish reading it.
Originally published as the November 2025 Dispatch.
KAZUO ISHIGURO was born in Nagasaki, Japan, in 1954, and moved to Britain at the age of five. His eight previous works of fiction have earned him many honors around the world, including the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Booker Prize. His work has been translated into over fifty languages, and The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go, both made into acclaimed films, have each sold more than 2 million copies. He was knighted in 2018 for Services to Literature. He also holds the decorations of Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from France and the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star from Japan.
KAZUO ISHIGURO was born in Nagasaki, Japan, in 1954, and moved to Britain at the age of five. His eight previous works of fiction have earned him many honors around the world, including the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Booker Prize. His work has been translated into over fifty languages, and The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go, both made into acclaimed films, have each sold more than 2 million copies. He was knighted in 2018 for Services to Literature. He also holds the decorations of Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from France and the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star from Japan.
