The remains of the day / Kazuo Ishiguro.
The novel's narrator, Stevens, is a perfect English butler who tries to give his narrow existence form and meaning through the self-effacing, almost mystical practice of his profession. In a career that spans the second World War, Stevens is oblivious of the real life that goes on around him -- oblivious, for instance, of the fact that his aristocrat employer is a Nazi sympathizer. Still, there are even larger matters at stake in this heartbreaking, pitch-perfect novel -- namely, Stevens' own ability to allow some bit of life-affirming love into his tightly repressed existence.
Record details
- ISBN: 0394251342
- ISBN: 0679731725
- ISBN: 9780394251349
- ISBN: 9780679731726
- Physical Description: 245 pages ; 21 cm.
- Edition: 1st Vintage international ed.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Vintage Bokks, 1990.
- Copyright: ©1988.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Originally published in hardcover in Great Britain by Faber and Faber Ltd., London, and in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., in 1989"--T.p. verso. |
| Target Audience Note: | 1210L Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR UG 7.9 13 16721. |
| Awards Note: | Man Booker Prize for Fiction, 1989. |
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| Subject: | Country homes > Fiction. Household employees > Fiction. England > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. Romance fiction. |
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- 22 of 36 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 0 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.
Holds
- 2 current holds with 36 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | FIC ISH (Text) | 37810434859970 | Adult Fiction | In transit | - |
