![]() ![]() His fictions are remarked as “deal broadly with themes of self-deception, truth and the clash of public and private images of his characters”.In the Remains of the Day, he gives an eloquent dissection on the narrowed life of a stoic English butler who has spent thirty years in service at Darlington Hall, devoting everything in the pursuit of what he believes to be “great” and his unemotional reactions to the emotional world around him which ultimately come to regret and disillusionment.Īs Stevens travels through the English countryside, he recalls the past glories of Darlington Hall when Lord Darlington played host to the world leaders.He gradually revealed not only his own genuine character but also Lord Darlington’s misguided attempts to alter the course of history as well as the restrained love between Miss Kenton, the ex-housekeeper of Darlington Hall and him. Ishiguro had a typical English education with an immersion in Japanese culture. “The Remains of the Day”, winner of the 1989 Booker Prize, was written by Kazuo Ishiguro in 1989. ![]()
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