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English 1057 The Remains of the Day (1988)
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Kazuo Ishiguro (1954-) Father was an oceanographer
Born in Nagasaki; moved to England at age five Educated in Kent, East Anglia First novel 1982; seven in total so far Feels he has a very “mixed” cultural identity which is neither strongly Japanese nor English
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Themes in his novels Ishiguro’s novels tend to have a strong post-modern style Time is jumbled and narration cuts back and forth Things aren’t clear; reality is inconsistent and subjective Bad memories are repressed and denied but “bubble up” E.g. Etsuko’s repression of memory after the bombings of Nagasaki
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The Remains of the Day (1989)
Ishiguro’s third novel Highly regarded and praised; winner of the Man Booker Prize in 1989 Film adaption with Anthony Hopkins (1993)
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Themes A butler’s “dignity” and social constraints
Loyalty and politics: Stevens defends his (Nazi?) employer, Lord Darlington Love and duty: Stevens does not respond to Miss Kenton’s emotions or to his father Memory: Stevens remembers in fragments. Are these memories consistent? How do they change? Themes
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