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Year 12 - Literature Text - Remains of the day by Kazuo Ishiguro: Remains of the day

Year 12

“I should . . . try to make the best of what remains of my day.”

Historical Context of Novel

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Treaty of Versailles.

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Making friends with Hitler

Joachim Von Ribbentrop, German ambassador who features in the novel. An interesting article outlining relations between England and Germany between the wars. Click on the image above.

British Royals and their Nazi connections