The Remains of the Day
During the summer of 1956, Stevens, the aging butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely motoring holiday that will take him deep into the heart of the English countryside and thence into his past.
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WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE
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.
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 triumph . . . This wholly convincing portrait of a human life unweaving before your eyes is inventive and absorbing, by turns funny, absurd and ultimately very moving.' Sunday Times
'A dream of a book: a beguiling comedy of manners that evolves almost magically into a profound and heart-rending study of personality, class and culture.' New York TImes Book Review
Additional information
| Weight | 212 g |
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| Dimensions | 198 × 126 × 16 mm |
| Author | |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Imprint | Faber & Faber |
| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 258 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | |Reprint |
| Dewey | 823.92 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |