The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

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BOOKER PRIZE WINNER. From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, here is “an intricate and dazzling novel” (The New York Times) about the perfect butler and his fading, insular world in post-World War II England. This is Kazuo Ishiguro's profoundly compelling portrait of a butler named Stevens. Stevens, at the end of three decades of service at Darlington Hall, spending a day on a country drive, embarks as well on a journey through the past in an effort to reassure himself that he has served humanity by serving the "great gentleman," Lord Darlington. But lurking in his memory are doubts about the true nature of Lord Darlington's "greatness," and much graver doubts about the nature of his own life.

  • Product Features

    • Suggested age range - Adult
    • Format - Paperback
    • Dimensions - 5.23" W x 7.98" H x 0.53" D
    • Genre - Fiction
    • Publisher - Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Publication date - 09-12-1990
    • Page count - 256
    • ISBN - 9780679731726

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3 years ago
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A beautiful, poignant read

This book, like many of Ishiguro's other works, is a powerful read due to the clear voice of the narrator. The protagonist recounts stories from his life in a tone that is wistful and vivid, and does so with such nuance that his emotions and character are clear to the reader even as he attempts to disguise certain elements. Indeed, what the narrator chooses not to reveal are as important as what he does, and Ishiguro's deftness and subtlety clue the reader in without breaking the spell that his writing weaves, resulting in a reading experience that is engaging and at times deeply personal. Between the strength of the writing and the novel's themes of the nature of dignity and the cost of missed opportunities, this is one of the most compelling and thought-provoking reads available. Consider also Ishiguro's novel "Never Let Me Go," which also includes engaging narration, but leans more towards tragic romance and themes of what it means to be human.

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