ISHIGURO, Kazuo. The Remains of the Day.

(London): Faber and Faber, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. 20.2 by 14.3cm. 245 pages. Ishiguro’s masterpiece and the novel that established him as one of the foremost writers of his generation. Set in post-war England, it follows Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, whose restrained reminiscences gradually reveal a lifetime shaped by unquestioning loyalty, emotional repression, and misplaced devotion. Beneath its exquisitely controlled prose lies a profound meditation on memory, dignity, regret, and the moral compromises of twentieth-century history. Awarded the Booker Prize in 1989, the novel is widely regarded as one of the defining works of contemporary English literature. Its subtle narrative technique and unreliable first-person voice represent the culmination of themes explored in Ishiguro’s earlier fiction, while the acclaimed 1993 film adaptation starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson introduced the work to an even wider audience. In 2017, Ishiguro’s award of the Nobel Prize in Literature further cemented the novel’s status as a modern classic. A very good copy in a un-clipped dustwrapper.