The Remains of the Day is a profoundly compelling portrait of the perfect English butler and of his fading, insular world postwar England. At the end of his three decades of service at Darlington Hall, Stevens embarks on a country drive, during which he looks back over his career to reassure himself that he has served humanity by serving ;a great gentleman. ; But lurking in his memory are doubts about the true nature of Lord Darlington's ;greatness ; and graver doubts about his own faith in the man he served. A tragic, spiritual portrait of a perfect English butler and his reaction to his fading insular world in post-war England. A wonderful, wonderful book.

《长日将尽》是诺奖得主石黑一雄1989年获布克奖的作品，也是石黑一雄最重要的代表作。小说以管家史蒂文斯的回忆展开，讲述了自己为达林顿勋爵服务的三十余年时光里的种种经历；虽然达到了职业巅峰，但史蒂文斯过于冷酷地压抑自我情感，追求完美履行职责，而在父亲临终前错过最后一面，之后又与爱情擦肩而过。小说通过主人公的回忆，将一个人的生命旅程在读者眼前抽丝剥茧，同时也折射出一战与二战之间那段非常时期的国际政治格局。

《远山淡影》是石黑一雄技惊文坛的处女作，一部问世30年仍在不断重印的名著。其“感伤与反讽”的融合、平衡令人犹记。这是一段迷雾重重、亦真亦幻的回忆。战后长崎，一对饱受磨难的母女渴望安定与新生，却始终走不出战乱的阴影与心魔。剧终，忆者剥去伪装，悲情满篇。