[1989 布克奖] 石黑一雄 The_Remains_of_the_Day

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1、THEREMAINSOFTHEDAYKazuoIshiguroI'vetravelledtheworldtwiceover,Metthefamous:saintsandsinners,Poetsandartists,kingsandqueens,Oldstarsandhopefulbeginners,I'vebeenwhereno-one'sbeenbefore,LearnedsecretsfromwritersandcooksAllwithonelibraryticketTothewonderfulworldofbooks.©JANICEJAMES.THERE

2、MAINSOFTHEDAYInthesummerof1956,Stevens,anageingbutler,hasembarkedonasix-daymotoringtripthroughtheWestCountry.ButhisholidayisdisturbedbythememoriesofhispastservicetothelateLordDarlington,andmostofallbythepainfulrecollectionsofhisfriendshipwiththehousekeeper,MissKenton.Forthefirsttimei

3、nhislife,Stevensisforcedtowonderifallhisactionswereforthebestafterall...Asadandhumorouslovestory,andawittymeditationonthedemocraticresponsibilitiesoftheordinaryman.FirstpublishedinGreatBritainin1989byFaberandFaberLimitedLondonFirstCharnwoodEditionpublishedNovember1990byarrangementwit

4、hFaber&FaberLimitedLondonCopyright©1989byKazuoIshiguroAllrightsreservedBritishLibraryCIPDataIshiguro,Kazuo,1954-Theremainsoftheday.-Largeprinted.CharnwoodlibraryseriesI.Title823[F]ISBN0-7089-8564-5PublishedbyF.A.Thorpe(Publishing)Ltd.Anstey,LeicestershireSetbyWords&GraphicsLtd.Anstey

5、,LeicestershirePrintedandboundinGreatBritainbyT.J.Press{Padstow}Ltd.,Padstow,CornwallInmemoryofMrsLenoreMarshall.Prologue:July1956DarlingtonHallITseemsincreasinglylikelythatIreallywillundertaketheexpeditionthathasbeenpreoccupyingmyimaginationnowforsomedays.Anexpedition,Ishouldsay,whi

6、chIwillundertakealone,inthecomfortofMrFarraday'sFord;anexpeditionwhich,asIforeseeit,willtakemethroughmuchofthefinestcountrysideofEnglandtotheWestCountry,andmaykeepmeawayfromDarlingtonHallforasmuchasfiveorsixdays.Theideaofsuchajourneycameabout,Ishouldpointout,fromamostkindsuggestionpu

7、ttomebyMrFarradayhimselfoneafternoonalmostafortnightago,whenIhadbeendustingtheportraitsinthelibrary.Infact,asIrecall,Iwasuponthestep-ladderdustingtheportraitofViscountWetherbywhenmyemployerhadenteredcarryingafewvolumeswhichhepresumablywishedreturnedtotheshelves.Onseeingmyperson,hetoo

8、ktheopportun