Kazuo Ishiguro
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born
November 08, 1954
gender
male
place of birth
Nagasaki, Japan
genre
Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Kazuo Ishiguro (Japanese: カズオ・イシグム(Kazuo Ishiguro) or 石黒 一雄 (Ishiguro Kazuo)) is a British novelist. His family moved to England in 1960. Ishiguro obtained his Bachelor's degree from University of Kent in 1978 and his Master's from the University of East Anglia's creative writing course in 1980. He became a British citizen in 1982. He now lives in London.
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Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro avg rating 3.65 — 13,063 ratings — published 2005 42 editions |
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The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro avg rating 4.07 — 6,351 ratings — published 1988 64 editions |
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When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro avg rating 3.39 — 1,918 ratings — published 2000 36 editions |
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An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro avg rating 3.73 — 1,006 ratings — published 1986 25 editions |
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A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro avg rating 3.72 — 908 ratings — published 1982 24 editions |
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The Unconsoled by Kazuo Ishiguro avg rating 3.48 — 738 ratings — published 1995 29 editions |
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Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall by Kazuo Ishiguro avg rating 3.42 — 144 ratings — published 2008 10 editions |
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Threebies: Kazuo Ishiguro by Kazuo Ishiguro avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 2003 |
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Там, где в дымке холмы by Kazuo Ishiguro avg rating 3.00 — 1 rating |
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Os Despojos do Dia by Kazuo Ishiguro avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2002 |
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"The evening's the best part of the day. You've done your day's work. Now you can put your feet up and enjoy it."
— Kazuo Ishiguro (The Remains of the Day)
— Kazuo Ishiguro (The Remains of the Day)
"I keep thinking about this river somewhere, with the water moving really fast. And these two people in the water, trying to hold onto each other, holding on as hard as they can, but in the end it's just too much. The current's too strong. They've got to let go, drift apart. That's how it is with us. It's a shame, Kath, because we've loved each other all our lives. But in the end, we can't stay together forever."
— Kazuo Ishiguro (Never Let Me Go)
— Kazuo Ishiguro (Never Let Me Go)
"What is the point of worrying oneself too much about what one could or could not have done to control the course one's life took? Surely it is enough that the likes of you and I at least try to make our small contribution count for something true and worthy. And if some of us are prepared to sacrifice much in life in order to pursue such aspirations, surely that in itself, whatever the outcome, cause for pride and contentment."
— Kazuo Ishiguro (The Remains of the Day)
— Kazuo Ishiguro (The Remains of the Day)
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