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Kazuo Ishiguro is a British novelist. Born on 8 November 1954 in Nagasaki, Ishiguro is 71.
Notable works include An Artist of the Floating World, The Remains of the Day and When We Were Orphans. Ishiguro studied at University of Kent and University of East Anglia. Honours include Costa Book Awards, Booker Prize and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, among 12 recorded.
With a Wikipedia article in 118 languages, Kazuo Ishiguro is No. 787 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 8 November 1954, Nagasaki (age 71)
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Known as
- Novelist, writer, screenwriter
- Field
- Literature
- Education
- University of Kent, University of East Anglia
- Languages
- English, Japanese
- Children
- 1
- Wikipedia editions
- 118
Did you know
8 Nov
Shares a birthday with Alain Delon and William the Conqueror.
21
One of 21 people in the Index born in Nagasaki, with Maya Yoshida.
118
Has a Wikipedia article in 118 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Connections
Kazuo Ishiguro
- FatherShizuo Ishiguro
- MotherShizuko Ishiguro
- SpouseLorna MacDougall
Honours and works
Awards
- Costa Book Awards1986
- Booker Prize1989
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature1989
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire1995
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres1998
- Helmerich Award2013
- Nobel Prize in Literature2017
- Knight Bachelor2018
- Bodley Medal2019
- Companion of Honour2025
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
- Order of the Rising Sun
Notable works
- An Artist of the Floating World
- The Remains of the Day
- When We Were Orphans
- Never Let Me Go
- Klara and the Sun
- A Pale View of Hills
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- Wikidata Q272855 (facts, CC0)
- Wikimedia pageviews API (popularity)