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PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group

ISBN-100679731725

ISBN-139780679731726

eBay Product ID (ePID)475099

Product Key Features

Book TitleRemains of the Day : Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicClassics, Literary, Historical

Publication Year1990

GenreFiction

AuthorKazuo Ishiguro

Book SeriesVintage International Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight6.8 Oz

Item Length7.9 in

Item Width5.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN90-050177

TitleLeadingThe

ReviewsWINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE * WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE * A PARADE BEST BOOK OF ALL TIME "An intricate and dazzling novel." -- The New York Times "Brilliant and quietly devastating." -- Newsweek " A virtuoso performance ... put on with dazzling daring and aplomb." -- The New York Review of Books "A perfect novel. I couldn't put it down." --Ann Beattie "The novel rests firmly on the narrative sophistication and flawless control of tone ... of a most impressive novelist." --Julian Barnes, "An intricate and dazzling novel." - The New York Times "Brilliant and quietly devastating." - Newsweek " A virtuoso performance ... put on with dazzling daring and aplomb." - The New York Review of Books "A perfect novel. I couldn't put it down." -Ann Beattie "The novel rests firmly on the narrative sophistication and flawless control of tone ... of a most impressive novelist." -Julian Barnes, "An intricate and dazzling novel." -- The New York Times "Brilliant and quietly devastating." -- Newsweek " A virtuoso performance ... put on with dazzling daring and aplomb." -- The New York Review of Books "A perfect novel. I couldn't put it down." --Ann Beattie "The novel rests firmly on the narrative sophistication and flawless control of tone ... of a most impressive novelist." --Julian Barnes, WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE * WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE "An intricate and dazzling novel." -- The New York Times "Brilliant and quietly devastating." -- Newsweek " A virtuoso performance ... put on with dazzling daring and aplomb." -- The New York Review of Books "A perfect novel. I couldn't put it down." --Ann Beattie "The novel rests firmly on the narrative sophistication and flawless control of tone ... of a most impressive novelist." --Julian Barnes, "An intricate and dazzling novel." -- The New York Times "Brilliant and quietly devastating." -- Newsweek " A virtuoso performance ... put on with dazzling daring and aplomb." -- The New York Review of Books "A perfect novel. I couldn't put it down." --Ann Beattie "The novel rests firmly on the narrative sophistication and flawless control of tone ... of a most impressive novelist." --Julian Barnes, "An intricate and dazzling novel." -The New York Times "Brilliant and quietly devastating." -Newsweek "A virtuoso performance ... put on with dazzling daring and aplomb." -The New York Review of Books "A perfect novel. I couldn't put it down." -Ann Beattie "The novel rests firmly on the narrative sophistication and flawless control of tone ... of a most impressive novelist." -Julian Barnes

Dewey Edition20

Dewey Decimal823/.914

SynopsisA tragic, spiritual portrait of a perfect English butler and his reaction to his fading insular world in post-war England. A wonderful, wonderful book., BOOKER PRIZE WINNER - From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, here is "an intricate and dazzling novel" ( The New York Times) about the perfect butler and his fading, insular world in post-World War II England. This is Kazuo Ishiguro's profoundly compelling portrait of a butler named Stevens. Stevens, at the end of three decades of service at Darlington Hall, spending a day on a country drive, embarks as well on a journey through the past in an effort to reassure himself that he has served humanity by serving the "great gentleman," Lord Darlington. But lurking in his memory are doubts about the true nature of Lord Darlington's "greatness," and much graver doubts about the nature of his own life., BOOKER PRIZE WINNER * From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, here is "an intricate and dazzling novel" ( The New York Times) about the perfect butler and his fading, insular world in post-World War II England. This is Kazuo Ishiguro's profoundly compelling portrait of a butler named Stevens. Stevens, at the end of three decades of service at Darlington Hall, spending a day on a country drive, embarks as well on a journey through the past in an effort to reassure himself that he has served humanity by serving the "great gentleman," Lord Darlington. But lurking in his memory are doubts about the true nature of Lord Darlington's "greatness," and much graver doubts about the nature of his own life., From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, here is the universally acclaimed novel--winner of the Booker Prize and the basis for an award-winning film. This is Kazuo Ishiguro's profoundly compelling portrait of Stevens, the perfect butler, and of his fading, insular world in post-World War II England. Stevens, at the end of three decades of service at Darlington Hall, spending a day on a country drive, embarks as well on a journey through the past in an effort to reassure himself that he has served humanity by serving the "great gentleman," Lord Darlington. But lurking in his memory are doubts about the true nature of Lord Darlington's "greatness," and much graver doubts about the nature of his own life.

LC Classification NumberPR6059.S5R46 1990