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The remains of the day

It is 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, has just embarked on a motoring trip through the West of England that will become a trip into his past. He reflects on a life of professionalism and service where relationships have been kept in their place.

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  • "A compelling portrait of the perfect English butler, who, at the end of his career in postwar England, reviews his life and secretly questions the "greatness" of the nobleman he served."
  • "It is 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, has just embarked on a motoring trip through the West of England that will become a trip into his past. He reflects on a life of professionalism and service where relationships have been kept in their place."@en
  • "From Kazuo Ishiguro, a tragic, spiritual portrait of the perfect English butler and his reaction to his fading insular world in post-war England."@en
  • "An English butler reflects--sometimes bitterly, sometimes humorously--on his service to a lord between the two world wars and discovers doubts about his master's character and about the ultimate value of his own service to humanity."
  • "A story of blind devotion and repressed love between a fanatically perfect butler and a high-spirited, strong-minded young housekeeper in the employ of a British lord who is a Nazi dupe."@en
  • "It is the summer of 1956. Stevens, an aging butler, has embarked on a six-day motoring trip through England's west country. Away from his life of service to Lord Darlington, he is forced to confront the dark undercurrent of Darlington's life and the painful recollection of his friendship with Miss Kenton, the housekeeper."
  • "It is the summer of 1956, and the aging butler of Darlington Hall takes a rare holiday. But it is a journey that will also take him deep into his past. The Remains of the Day is a remarkable story: a man's exploration of his own life, and his heart-breaking attempt to make sense of it."@en
  • "It is the summer of 1956, and the ageing butler of Darlington Hall takes a rare holiday. But it is a journey that will also take him deep into his past. The Remains of the Day is a remarkable story: a man's exploration of his own life, and his heart-breaking attempt to make sense of it."
  • "It is the summer of 1956. Stevens, ageing butler of the late Lord Darlington, embarks on a motoring tour of Wales. His travels are disturbed, however, by the memories of a lifetime of service."@en
  • "A profoundly compelling portrait of the perfect English butler and of his fading, insular world in postwar England. At the end of his three decades of service at Darlington Hall, Stevens embarks on a country drive, during which he looks back over his career to reassure himself that he has served humanity by serving "a great gentleman." But lurking in his memory are doubts about the true nature of Lord Darlington's "greatness" and graver doubts about his own faith in the man he served."@en
  • "A tragic, spiritual portrait of the perfect English butler and his reaction to his fading insular world in post-war England."@en
  • "A novel of the perfect English butler, now working in America, off on holiday. He visits a woman he hasn't seen for 20 years and she brings back disturbing memories."@en

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  • "Electronic audio books"@en
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Samfundsskildringer fra nutiden"
  • "General"@en
  • "Mandeskildringer"
  • "Downloadable audio books"
  • "Downloadable audio books"@en
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  • "Roman anglais"
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  • "The remains of the day"
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  • "Remains of the Day, by Kazuo Ishiguro"
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