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Title:
The Remains of the Day
Genre:
Drama
Romance
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Subgenre:
Literary Fiction
Binding:
Hardcover
Edition:
1st
Printing:
1st
Narrative:
First Person
Type of Book:
Fiction
Number of Pages:
245
Date Added:
2018-06-26 16:20:58
Synopsis:
Stevens, the longtime butler of an English country house, undertakes a motoring trip through the West Country in the 1950s. As he travels, he reflects on decades of service at Darlington Hall and on the ideals of dignity, professionalism, and loyalty that shaped his life. His memories revisit the pre–World War II years when his employer, Lord Darlington, pursued political influence and appeasement, and when Stevens’s unwavering devotion led him to suppress personal feelings.
Interwoven with the journey is Stevens’s relationship with the former housekeeper, Miss Kenton, and his growing realization of what his restraint and misplaced loyalty may have cost him. The trip becomes an elegiac reckoning with the decline of the old English order and with the “remains” of Stevens’s own day—what is left of his life and the possibility, however small, of change and human connection.
Interwoven with the journey is Stevens’s relationship with the former housekeeper, Miss Kenton, and his growing realization of what his restraint and misplaced loyalty may have cost him. The trip becomes an elegiac reckoning with the decline of the old English order and with the “remains” of Stevens’s own day—what is left of his life and the possibility, however small, of change and human connection.
Imprint:
Vintage International
Author:
Kazuo Ishiguro
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Publisher:
Alfred a Knopf Incorporated
Barcode:
9780394573434
Country:
United States
Place of Printing:
United States
Publication Date:
1989-10-01
Publication Year:
1989
Copyright Year:
1989
Photos By:
Robert Butler
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Number of Copies:
1
Language:
English
Publisher Location:
New York
Special Edition:
Yes
Has Dustcover:
Yes
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$12.04
Automatic Estimated Date:
2026-04-12
Date Added:
2018-06-26 16:20:58
