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As Salman Rushdie comments, The Remains of the Day is "a story both beautiful and cruel." It is a story primarily about regret: throughout his life, Stevens puts his absolute trust and devotion in a man who makes drastic mistakes.
- Kazuo Ishiguro
- 1989
The Remains of the Day Summary. Next. Prologue: July 1956. Stevens, a butler at an old English country house called Darlington Hall, is preparing to take a short trip through the English countryside. His new employer, an American named Mr. Farraday, is returning to the United States for a visit, and Farraday has suggested that Stevens take some ...
Plot summary. The novel tells, in first-person narration, the story of Stevens, an English butler who has dedicated his life to the loyal service of Lord Darlington (who is recently deceased, and whom Stevens describes in increasing detail in flashbacks ).
- Kazuo Ishiguro
- 1989
The Remains of the Day Summary. The Remains of the Day, the third novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, was published in 1989 to great acclaim, winning the Man Booker Prize for Literature. The book tells the story of Stevens, an English butler working at Darlington Hall.
Vermutlich trifft beides zu: The Remains of the Day ist eine allgemeine Charakterstudie über verzerrte Wahrnehmung, aber auch eine historisch exakte Auseinandersetzung mit der Kehrseite vielgepriesener britischer Tugenden wie Reserviertheit, Diskretion, Würde und Loyalität.
Summary. Kazuo Ishiguro. Cite This Page. Download PDF. Contents. Summary. Chapter Summaries. Themes. Characters. Symbols. Quotes. Prologue: July 1956. Stevens, the butler at Darlington Hall, is planning a trip. He will be driving a car belonging to his new American employer, Mr. Farraday.
12. Apr. 2024 · The Remains of the Day, Ishiguro’s first novel set outside his native Japan and in his adopted England, is typical of Ishiguro’s style: delicate, detailed, and evocative prose which reveals the perceived flaws in a central character through that character’s first-person narrative.
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