Beyond the Letters

The novel "The Remains of the Day" presents a butler named Stevens who has served to a lord Darlington for most of his life and who appeared to be on the crossroads after the death of his master. When Darlington Hall is purchased by a rich American, Farraday, Stevens has to get used to the new house rules. This is the moment when, for the first time in his life, he begins to consider a nice long vacation. His travel throughout England will help Stevens to reconsider his values and attitude, look backwards and forwards, and give an answer to a very difficult question: what is waiting for him at the remains of the day? The style, the atmosphere, the setting The style of Kazuo Ishiguro is simply marvellous - very rich, very beautiful and... very British. As well as the novel itself. Every little detail in it is purely British, be it landscapes, conversations or behaviour of the characters. That came as a great surprise for me. Of course I was aware that the author ha...