The Remains of the Day

by Kazuo Ishiguro

First published 1994

In the summer of 1956, aging butler Stevens embarks on a journey through the English countryside. As he drives, he reflects on his decades of loyal service, the choices he made, and the life he sacrificed in the name of duty. Haunted by memories of a past love and the moral compromises of his employer, Stevens grapples with the weight of his decisions and the fading hope of reclaiming a life he never fully lived. A poignant character study of a man trapped by his own sense of propriety, "The Remains of the Day" is a quietly devastating portrait of regret.

Genres: fiction, drama, literary-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, contemporary

Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, poignant, thought-provoking

Tropes: character-driven, introspective-narrator, quiet-drama

Setting: England

Period: 20th Century

245 pages · Library Binding · Demco Media

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