The Remains of the Day has been described as Kazuo Ishiguro‘s masterpiece and surely played no small part in his winning the Nobel Prize for literature. It’s a rich novel of many overlapping themes—service, a changing class structure, the search for purpose in life, British fascism, unrequited love—all woven into an elegant prose and wistful but well-paced narration with emotional impact. No wonder it’s held … Continue reading The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (Folio Society, 2007)