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Book by Ishiguro, Kazuo
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The novel's narrator, Stevens, is a perfect English butler who tries to give his narrow existence form and meaning through the self-effacing, almost mystical practice of his profession. In a career that spans the second World War, Stevens is oblivious of the real life that goes on around him -- oblivious, for instance, of the fact that his aristocrat employer is a Nazi sympathizer. Still, there are even larger matters at stake in this heartbreaking, pitch-perfect novel -- namely, Stevens' own ability to allow some bit of life-affirming love into his tightly repressed existence.
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A tragic, spiritual portrait of a perfect English butler and his reaction to his fading insular world in post-war England. A wonderful, wonderful book.
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- PublisherLester & Orpen Dennys
- Publication date1989
- ISBN 10 0886192196
- ISBN 13 9780886192198
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages245
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Ishiguro, Kazuo THE REMAINS OF THE DAY Toronto, ON: Lester & Orpen Dennys Limited 1989 FIRST CANADIAN EDITION Fine 245pp. 8vo. Cover does show some shelf wear and light age toning and corners are bumped. Text is age toned but easily legible and binding is strong. Overall book is in fine condition. Seller Inventory # 019112
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