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The Remains of the Day is a 1989 novel by the Nobel Prize -winning British author Kazuo Ishiguro. The protagonist, Stevens, is a butler with a long record of service at Darlington Hall, a fictitious stately home near Oxford, England.
- Kazuo Ishiguro
- 1989
The Remains of the Day is a 1993 drama film adapted from the Booker Prize -winning 1989 novel of the same name by Kazuo Ishiguro. The film was directed by James Ivory, produced by Ismail Merchant, Mike Nichols, and John Calley and adapted by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.
Nov 19, 1993 · A butler who sacrificed his life for his lordly employer realizes his loyalty was misguided in pre-World War II Britain. Starring Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Christopher Reeve and directed by James Ivory.
- (85K)
- Drama, Romance
- James Ivory
- 1993-11-19
Jan 1, 2001 · The Remains of the Day. Kazuo Ishiguro. 4.14. 307,645 ratings24,653 reviews. Librarian's note: See alternate cover edition of ISBN 0571225381 here. In the summer of 1956, Stevens, a long-serving butler at Darlington Hall, decides to take a motoring trip through the West Country.
- (306.4K)
- Paperback
Apr 12, 2024 · The Remains of the Day, novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, published in 1989. 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.
- Gabrielle Mander
A butler recounts his life and regrets in this novel by Kazuo Ishiguro. He reflects on his work at Darlington Hall, his relationship with Miss Kenton, and his employer's sympathy for the Nazis.
A classic Merchant-Ivory film starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson as a butler and a housekeeper in 1930s England. Read critics' reviews, watch the trailer, and find out where to stream or buy the movie.
- (48)
- Drama
- PG
