The Remains of the Day
by Kazuo Ishiguro

The Remains of the Day: Genre 1 key example

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The Remains of the Day is a novel in prose. It could be called historical fiction, as it deals with real historical figures and events alongside fictional characters and their personal dramas. While Stevens and Lord Darlington were not real people, many of Darlington Hall's visitors, including Lord Halifax and Herr Ribbentrop, really were influential players in Europe's interwar period. Others, such as Mrs. Carolyn Barnet, were not real people, but could have been based on any number of actual Britons alive in the 20th century.