Kazuo Ishiguro Biography:
Kazuo Ishiguro was born November 8, 1954 in Nagasaki, Japan where he lived until moving to England at the age of five. He received a bachelors from The University of Kent and his masters from The University of East Anglia.
Kazuo Ishiguro was born November 8, 1954 in Nagasaki, Japan where he lived until moving to England at the age of five. He received a bachelors from The University of Kent and his masters from The University of East Anglia.
His novels include A Pale View of Hills (1982), An Artist of the Floating World (1986 - Whitbread Prize winner), The Remains of the Day (1989 - Booker Prize Winner), The Unconsoled (1995), When We Were Orphans (2001), and Never Let Me Go (2005). Never Let Me Go is currently a 2005 Booker Prize finalist.
Ishiguro's novels are largely historical in nature with detailed attention to historical accuracy, including the inclusion of actual historical figures. Never Let Me Go, a dystopian science fiction novel set in England during the late 1990s, marks a departure from this trend.
Dates:
(1954-)
(1954-)
Nationality:
Japanese, British
Japanese, British
Notable Work:
Never Let Me Go, 2005
Never Let Me Go, 2005
