Kazuo Ishiguro

Kazuo Ishiguro is a renowned British novelist of Japanese descent, known for his thought-provoking and emotionally resonant works. Born in Nagasaki, Japan in 1954, Ishiguro moved to England at a young age. He gained international acclaim with novels such as "The Remains of the Day," which won the Man Booker Prize in 1989. His writing often explores themes of memory, identity, and the passage of time. Ishiguro was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2017 for his mastery of the novel and his poignant portrayals of human vulnerability.