Which British author wrote the novel 'The Remains of the Day'?

Kazuo Ishiguro wrote the novel 'The Remains of the Day'. Published in 1989, it follows Stevens, an English butler whose memories reveal the personal cost of absolute professional devotion.

The story is set largely around Darlington Hall, a fictional country house near Oxford. In 1956, Stevens takes a motoring trip to Cornwall to visit former housekeeper Miss Kenton, reflecting on events at the estate during the 1920s and 1930s.

Ishiguro, born in Nagasaki in 1954 and raised in Britain from childhood, became known for novels about memory, restraint and self-deception. 'The Remains of the Day' won the 1989 Booker Prize, confirming its place in modern British literature.

A common mix-up is confusing Ishiguro with Salman Rushdie, Ian McEwan or Julian Barnes, all prominent British authors of similar generations. The 1993 film adaptation starred Anthony Hopkins as Stevens and Emma Thompson as Miss Kenton.