The Remains of the Day: Kazuo Ishiguro

Synopsis:

WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE

In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the countryside and into his past . . .

A contemporary classic, The Remains of the Day is Kazuo Ishiguro's beautiful and haunting evocation of life between the wars in a Great English House, of lost causes and lost love.

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Categorised as:
Fiction
Sub-categories:
General Fiction
People & Characters:
Stevens
Genres & Themes:
Aristocracy; Class; Houses; Recollection
Awards & Prizes:
Booker Prize - Winner 1989

Reading Guide:

The Remains of the Day book cover
Selected edition:
Paperback
ISBN:
9780571258246
Published:
18.03.2010
No of pages:
272

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