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  1. Jun 14, 2024 · Kazuo Ishiguro, Japanese-born British novelist known for his lyrical tales of regret infused 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.’

    • Kurosawa Akira

      Kurosawa Akira (born March 23, 1910, Tokyo, Japan—died...

    • Hilary Mantel

      Hilary Mantel (born July 6, 1952, Hadfield, Derbyshire,...

  2. Jun 14, 2024 · Kazuo Ishiguro, that strange Englishman with a Japanese background, was certainly master of the litany of the list, and if memory serves, he was all for the Americans. He talks in a strange and handsome little hardback about the songs he used to write, Leonard Cohen-style.

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  3. Jun 26, 2024 · Discover the 10 best Ishiguro books in our guide to broaden your reading library and expand your knowledge. Kazuo Ishiguro is an award-winning British novelist with eight novels and two short story collections.

  4. 4 days ago · The Remains of the Day, Ishiguro’s first novel set outside his native Japan and in his adopted England, is typical of Ishiguro’s style: delicate, detailed, and evocative prose which reveals the perceived flaws in a central character through that character’s first-person narrative.

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  5. Jun 13, 2024 · Memory – and its failings, deception (usually of self), and a sense of duty (as understood) are the main motifs of Ishiguros small corpus – spanning reminiscences of the high life in the ...

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  7. Jun 14, 2024 · Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall is a collection of five interconnected short stories by Kazuo Ishiguro, published in 2009. Each story revolves around music and musicians, exploring themes of love, loss, and the passage of time.

  8. Jun 14, 2024 · Never Let Me Go is a dystopian science fiction novel by Kazuo Ishiguro that explores themes of memory, identity, and the ethical implications of cloning.