Kazuo Ishiguro (1954- )
Awarded the Prize "who, in novels of great emotional force, has uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world."
Japan-born English novelist. Born on November 8, 1954 in Nagasaki, Japan. Immigrated to UK with family in 1960. Mr. Ishiguro joined British nationality in 1982. He graduated from the University of Kent and University of East Anglia.
Major works:
A Pale View of Hills (1982)
An Artist of the Floating World (1986)
The Remains of the Day (1989)