If you are under the impression you have already perfected yourself, you will never rise to the heights you are no doubt capable of.

Kazuo Ishiguro

The Remains of the Day

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Topic

Self-improvement Personal development

Speaker

Mr. Stevens

Author

Kazuo Ishiguro

Source

The Remains of the Day

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1989 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

Japan Asia

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Citation

Ishiguro, Kazuo. The Remains of the Day. Faber & Faber, 1989.

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