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   Where was Kazuo Ishiguro born?

   • Kazuo Ishiguro was born in Nagasaki, Japan. His mother had survived the atomic bomb attack on the city that ended World War II; his father had spent the war years in Shanghai.

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   Was Kazuo Ishiguro still doing the course?

   • Kazuo Ishiguro: Yeah. I was still doing the course when I signed the contract with Faber and Faber to finish that first novel. Your editor at Faber, Robert McCrum, wrote a beautiful tribute to you on the announcement of your Nobel Prize.

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   How did Kazuo Ishiguro become a writer?

   • As a boy, Kazuo Ishiguro enjoyed television Westerns and spy stories and wrote easily without entertaining any serious ambition of becoming a writer. The great creative awakening of his adolescence came at age 13 when he discovered the songs of Bob Dylan.

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   Who is Ishiguro and why is he important?

   • He is one of the most critically acclaimed contemporary fiction authors writing in English, having been awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature. In its citation, the Swedish Academy described Ishiguro as a writer "who, in novels of great emotional force, has uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world".

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2. www.britannica.com › biography › Kazuo-IshiguroKazuo Ishiguro | Biography, Books, & Facts | Britannica

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   Apr 19, 2024 · Kazuo Ishiguro (born November 8, 1954, Nagasaki, Japan) is a Japanese-born British novelist known for his lyrical tales of regret fused with subtle optimism. In 2017 he won the Nobel Prize for Literature for his works that “uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world.”

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   Kazuo Ishiguro. Sir Kazuo Ishiguro OBE FRSA FRSL ( Japanese: 石黒 一雄, Hepburn: Ishiguro Kazuo, / kæˈzuː.oʊ ˌɪʃɪˈɡuroʊ, ˈkæzu.oʊ /; born 8 November 1954) is a Japanese-British novelist, screenwriter, musician, and short-story writer. He is one of the most critically acclaimed contemporary fiction authors writing in English ...

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5. literature.britishcouncil.org › writer › kazuo-ishiguroKazuo Ishiguro - Literature - British Council

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   Learn about the life and work of the Nobel Prize-winning author of The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go. Explore his biography, critical perspective, bibliography and awards.

   • Place Of Birth: Nagasaki, Japan

   • Works For: Faber And Faber Ltd

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   Feb 18, 2022 · Kazuo Ishiguro was born in Japan but moved to England with his parents when he was only five years old. His first two novels, both set in Japan, drew unanimous critical praise, but it was his third novel, set in England, that brought him international acclaim.

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     "Being a novelist has been a good second choice [career]." Kazuo Ishiguro, Nobel Prize in Literature

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8. www.nobelprize.org › prizes › literatureTranscript from an interview with Kazuo Ishiguro - NobelPrize.org

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   Kazuo Ishiguro: I’ve had many people who have been important editors and advisors in my writing over the years I mean, many of them are professional people, my editors at the publishing house. So my first agent Deborah Rogers who has passed away now, and my first editor Robert McCrum were very important influences.

9. daily.jstor.org › artist-floating-world-twoAn Artist of the Floating World: Two Interviews with Kazuo ...

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   Oct 5, 2017 · Kazuo Ishiguro, an English novelist, won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature. Ishiguro has been writing since the early 1980s, and his books like The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go have been adapted to Hollywood films.