Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel, The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day is 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.
—from the back cover of the Vintage International edition, 1993
A dream of a book: a beguiling comedy of manners that evolves almost magically into a profound and heart-rending study of personality, class and culture.
—The New York Times Book Review
The writer is an original and so is the book, which is very funny and one of the saddest I can remember.
— Dorris Lessing
Meeting times and locations:
- Monday, June 20th, 7 PM, the C.E. Room
- Monday, June 27th, 7 PM, the first floor Conference of the Warner Building
- Thursday, June 30th, 7 PM, FILM VIEWING of The Remains of the Day (1993), a Merchant Ivory production starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson.
Where can I purchase this book?
Copies of The Remains of the Day are now available at Accent on Books, on Merrimon Avenue, at discounted price, thanks to parishioner, Lewis Sorrells.
The All Souls Book Group is the nucleus of the Kay Falk Literary Project, which is centered at the Cathedral as part of its teaching mission. For more information, please contact Emilie White at etwhite8@charter.net.