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The Remains of the Day

By: Kazuo Ishiguro
Narrated by: Dominic West
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From the winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature

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.

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A wonderful glimpse into the customs and culture of a period in time when restraint mattered.

Pure delight

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A deeply moving tale of an unwitting victim of the British class system who lives his life for an aristocracy that viewed him as a " loyal" but inferior servant. The death of his father reveals the subtle cruelty the narrator accepts as he strives to be a "first rate butler".

Brilliant, beautifully written tale

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Such a gentle, beautiful book. The Remains of the Day is why Ishiguro is such an important writer.

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Very subtly told, gripping book about the English aristocracy and those that serve them. Reading this we can clearly see how they went on to treat our diggers, and their own, as cannon fodder.

Wonderful powerful yet gently told story

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The narrator is perfect for this story. Story line is excellent. Just what I would expect from this author.

Perfect match of story and narrator

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