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The Remains of the Day
Kazuo Ishiguro
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Description for The Remains of the Day
Hardcover. In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the English countryside and into his past.. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 380.
In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the English countryside and into his past . . . A haunting tale of lost causes and lost love, The Remains of the Day, winner of the Booker Prize, contains Ishiguro's now celebrated evocation of life between the wars in a Great English House - within its walls can be heard ever more distinct echoes of the violent upheavals spreading across Europe.
In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the English countryside and into his past . . . A haunting tale of lost causes and lost love, The Remains of the Day, winner of the Booker Prize, contains Ishiguro's now celebrated evocation of life between the wars in a Great English House - within its walls can be heard ever more distinct echoes of the violent upheavals spreading across Europe.
Product Details
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841593494
SKU
V9781841593494
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About Kazuo Ishiguro
Kazuo Ishiguro was born in Nagasaki, Japan, on November 8, 1954. Books include Never Let Me Go (made into a film), When We Were Orphans, The Unconsoled, An Artist Of A Floating World, A Pale View of Hills and Nocturnes. In 1995, Ishiguro was named to the Order of the British Empire for his contributions to literature. ... Read more
Reviews for The Remains of the Day
An era revealed in a perfect butler's imperfections
The New York Times
The New York Times