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.
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-)
Nationality:
Japanese, British
Notable Work:
Never Let Me Go, 2005
