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The Remains of the Day

Kazuo Ishiguro

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Reflective journey through memory and dignity's cost.

Imagine stepping into the polished shoes of Stevens, the quintessentially dedicated butler. Ishiguro's 'The Remains of the Day' offers a poignant look at what happens when loyalty clashes with personal convictions. As you dip into Stevens' memories, the elegance of the prose and the bittersweet nostalgia for a bygone era make this book a compelling portrait of a man's life and the choices that define it. It's a quietly powerful meditation on the human condition that's sure to resonate well after the final page.

  • Booker Prize (1989)
  • Deutscher Hörbuchpreis for Bester Interpret (2019)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The Remains of the Day

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Condition guide
ISBN: 9780571200733
Author: Kazuo Ishiguro
Date of Publication: 1999-02-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Goodreads rating: 4.14
(rated by 348305 readers)

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A beautiful and haunting evocation of life between the wars in a great English house. 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.
 

Reflective journey through memory and dignity's cost.

Imagine stepping into the polished shoes of Stevens, the quintessentially dedicated butler. Ishiguro's 'The Remains of the Day' offers a poignant look at what happens when loyalty clashes with personal convictions. As you dip into Stevens' memories, the elegance of the prose and the bittersweet nostalgia for a bygone era make this book a compelling portrait of a man's life and the choices that define it. It's a quietly powerful meditation on the human condition that's sure to resonate well after the final page.

  • Booker Prize (1989)
  • Deutscher Hörbuchpreis for Bester Interpret (2019)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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