Jun 24 2008
The Remains of the Day
ISBN: 0571154913 DDC: 823.914
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It seems increasingly likely that I really will undertake the expedition that has been occupying my imagination now for some days.
The Remains of the Day is about Stevens, a butler in a “grand old English house”. He spent his life trying to be a “great” butler in the service of Lord Darlington. With the death of Darlington he remains in Darlington Hall working for the new owner a rich American, Mr Farraday. It is at Mr. Farraday’s suggestion that Stevens, our narrator, first begins thinking about taking a short trip out into the English countryside, and to see Miss Kenton. Now Mrs. Benn she recently sent him a letter, hinting, Stevens thinks, at her unhappy marriage and her wish to return to service in Darlington Hall. On his journey Stevens reflects over his life and the changes he has seen.
Tags: 10 Stars, 823.914, Booker Prize winner, Britain - 1900s, character study, England, English aristocracy, first person narrator, historical fiction, Interwar Britain, Kazuo Ishiguro, social history, The remains of the day