Eloquent writing with in-depth and critical reflections on the Englishness, especially the definition on "dignity" in the mid twentieth century British Empire. 03-02
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“In a word, ‘dignity’ is beyond such persons. We English have an important advantage over foreigners in this respect and it is for this reasons that when you think of a great butler, he is bound, almost by definition, to be an Englishmen.”07-10
First encounter with Ishiguro. Really amazing. A mini history of Europe in the 1930s through the point of view of a seasoned butler of Darlington Hall, an old house which, in his eyes, was one of the hubs of global events. 06-08
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