The Remains of the Day [B0105]

1990 PB. A BOOKER PRIZE WINNER modern classic from the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. 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 Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "A masterpiece. Touching and unexpectedly funny, with a great narrator."; "This was a refreshing, emotional and surprising read and, once again, Ishiguro left me feeling satisfied and grateful for his literary brilliance!"; "Words cannot describe how much I loved this. Some people may think it boring but it was right up my alley. I just love the way he writes and creates a whole world."