The Remains of the Day

Synopsis of The Remains of the Day

«The Remains of the Day» is the literary fiction novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, published by Faber & Faber in paperback (272 pages, in English).

In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the veteran butler of Darlington Hall, takes a car trip through the West Country. Over six days, the journey becomes a review of his memory: life in the great English house, the interwar years, fascism, the two world wars, and the quiet love between him and the housekeeper.

Winner of the Booker Prize in 1989, this English edition was published on 3 March 2005. Adapted into a film with Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson.

For reading groups and lovers of British literary fiction; the narrator's voice invites reflection on memory and duty.