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UBICUO E INVISIBLE: LA SERVIDUMBRE EN LOS RESTOS DEL DÍA DE KAZUO ISHIGURO: La servidumbre en los restos del día de kazuo ishiguro

Translated title of the contribution: Ubiquos and invisible: Servants in the remains of the day by kazuo ishiguro

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Abstract

This paper analyzes the english novel The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro, published in 1989 and which he obtained the Booker Prize and gave him international recognition. This work focuses in three analytic perspectives: The pro-blem of servants in England and the status that main carachter, Stevens, gives to his profession around the concept of “dignity”. Second one, the historical context of Suez Crisis which marks the finish of English Empire, because this is the year when Stevens narrates the events of his life. The change of ownership of mansion where Stevens works, from an English lord to an American gentleman, creates the context. Finally, it makes a brief reference about how Ishiguro uses the History to build his stories.

Translated title of the contributionUbiquos and invisible: Servants in the remains of the day by kazuo ishiguro
Original languageSpanish (Ecuador)
Pages (from-to)73-92
Number of pages20
JournalActa Literaria
Volume2020
Issue number61
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020
Externally publishedYes

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