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Nobel Prize laureate Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Remains of the Day transcends the claws of time with its simplicity and universal humanity. The book is a work of historical fiction that earned its writer the Booker Prize in 1989, and despite being published over three decades ago, the novel has become a classic that continues to capture readers today. The story takes us back to post-war England where the impossibly dutiful Stevens takes a trip through the countryside and reminisces about his long years as a butler for late Lord Darlington with immense reverence and nostalgia. As the memories flurry in his mind, Stevens slowly begins to realize perhaps his unwavering devotion clouded his judgment of Lord Darlington’s nature and political affiliations as the Nazis rose to power. The book was adapted to the big screen in 1993 starring Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant and Chritopher Reeve and was nominated for eight Academy Awards.

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