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The Remains of the Day

Written by: Kazuo Ishiguro
Narrated by: Dominic West
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From the winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature

A contemporary classic, The Remains of the Day is Kazuo Ishiguro's beautiful and haunting evocation of life between the wars in a Great English House. In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the countryside - and into his past.

©2012 Kazuo Ishiguro (P)2012 Faber & Faber Historical
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The book initially did not please me but as I went on I realised it is something to be cherished and understood.It does feel at sometime that I lack the understanding of how a butler can be so devoted.However I do understand that his job was his life and he made sure to give it all .The book will keep you wondering and thinking,also pondering of oneself .I suggest you must listen,it will give you a better understanding of your own personal matters.

Evening is the best part of the day..

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If you enjoy stories related to British aristocracy (think downton abbey) then you will definitely enjoy this one. You go into it thinking that it is just a story about a butler reliving older days of glory but it is much more than that, it is a love story!!!!, a real, beautiful, soul stirring love story.
Dominic west’s narration is excellent. You really do believe Mr. Stevens is talking to you through Dominic west.

Delightful and serene

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There are some books which remain with you throughout your life. I believe this is one of those books for me.

A surprisingly good read

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Just finished reading this book or rather listening to it on Audible books
A word about Audible books__these are full versions, not abridged
This particular book was read by Dominic West, a very famous British actor known from the acclaimed TV series The Affair. His accent and rendition left nothing to be desired. He even incorporated the local lingo where needed, although being ignorant of the Somerset shire dialect, everything seemed like the Lisson Grove or Covent Garden lingo, which we became so familiar with in My Fair Lady
The book itself was very consuming, for not for nothing is it a Nobel and Pulitzer prize winning effort. What surprised me was that though Kazuo Ishiguro sounded like Japanese, his English was impeccable, and no, it is not a translation. I subsequently learnt from Wikipedia that he migrated with his parents from Japan to UK in 1960 when he was six years old, studied in England in Kent University.
Not surprising then his astute grasp of the English butler system. His principal character Stevens is an epitome of the English Butler, a refined stoic version of P G Wodehouse's Jeeves, frugal of speech, succinct in his interactions. The script is the first person account of his exploits at Darlington Hall
He begins by conceding that the ability to banter is not just a desirable attribute in a butler, but is actually every bit essential. Not surprisingly, after meandering through his experiences and encounters over a time period spanning from post Versailles treaty to after the second World War, he ends on the same note__bantering is essential to forge and sustain friendships and acquaintances.
His conclusion is that the evening is the best part of the day, the remains of the day, just as the twilight is the best part of one's life, the life after retirement. Just happens that I strongly feel the same way, believe me.

Immaculate in every aspect

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The subtle ways the writings help us to ponder and understand ourselves and others. Amazing insights. Thank you Sir!

Kazuo Ishiguro is extremely good!

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