A Pale View of Hills
About this book
In his highly acclaimed debut, A Pale View of Hills, Kazuo Ishiguro tells the story of Etsuko, a Japanese woman now living alone in England, dwelling on the recent suicide of her daughter. Retreating into the past, she finds herself reliving one particular hot summer in Nagasaki, when she and her friends struggled to rebuild their lives after the war. But then as she recalls her strange friendship with Sachiko - a wealthy woman reduced to vagrancy - the memories take on a disturbing cast.
Reader Profile
3.8/5 · 47011 readers · 200 pages · ≈ 3 h 42 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read A Pale View of Hills?
About ≈ 3 h 42 m — 200 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is A Pale View of Hills?
200 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is A Pale View of Hills?
It sits on the Psychology, History, Fiction shelves.
Has A Pale View of Hills been made into a movie or TV show?
Yes — screen adaptations include A Pale View of Hills (2026), A Pale View of Hills (2025).
Is A Pale View of Hills in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote A Pale View of Hills?
Kazuo Ishiguro.