Kazuo Ishiguro

Kazuo Ishiguro (カズオ・イシグロ Kazuo Ishiguro, originally 石黒一雄 Ishiguro Kazuo, born November 8, 1954) is a Japanese-born British author. He was born in Nagasaki, Japan, and his family moved to England in 1960, when he was aged five. Ishiguro obtained his Bachelor's degree from University of Kent in 1978 and his Masters from the University of East Anglia in 1980. He now lives in London.

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November 8 - 1954 - Japanese-born - British - Nagasaki - Japan - England - Bachelor's degree - University of Kent - Masters - University of East Anglia - London

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He won the Whitbread Prize in 1986 for his novel An Artist of the Floating World, and he won the Booker Prize in 1989 for his novel, The Remains of the Day (ISBN 0679731725).

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Whitbread Prize - An Artist of the Floating World - Booker Prize - The Remains of the Day

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His other novels include A Pale View of Hills, The Unconsoled, When We Were Orphans, and his most recent book Never Let Me Go.

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A Pale View of Hills - The Unconsoled - When We Were Orphans - Never Let Me Go

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