num_pages: 276
description: "It is the summer of 1956 and Stevens, an aging English butler, will never be the same again. To Stevens' shock his new employer suggests he take a holiday--and offers the use of his own car. Stevens overcomes his initial misgivings and embarks on a six-day trip to England's beautiful West Country.The vacation becomes a time for introspection and reflection. For the first time, Stevens finds himself confronting the dark undercurrent in the life of his previous employer, Lord Darlington, his strained relationship with his father, and his often painful friendship with the housekeeper, Miss Kenton.A witty meditation on the democratic responsibilities of the ordinary man, his duty to employer and family, and a poignant tale of thwarted idealism, this is perhaps Kazuo Ishiguro's finest novel. The Remains of the Day is a charming, amusing and moving story, which captures the reader's imagination from the first sentence."
title: The Remains of the Day
titlecomplete: The Remains of the Day
characters: James Stevens, Senator Lewis, Miss Kenton, Lord Darlington, William Stevens, M. Dupont, Mr. Farraday, Reginald Cardinal
genres: Historical, Literature, Audiobook, Classics, Literary Fiction, Novels, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary, British Literature
ratings_count: 287540
places: United Kingdom, England
awards: awardedAt: 599644800000
name: Booker Prize, awardedAt: 1546329600000
name: Deutscher Hörbuchpreis
category: Bester Interpret
publisher: Key Porter Books