Kazuo Ishiguro OBE ( (Kazuo Ishiguro) or (Ishiguro Kazuo); born 8 November 1954) is a Japan

Japan

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ese–English

United Kingdom

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 novelist. He was born in Nagasaki, Japan, and his family moved to England

England

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 in 1960. Ishiguro obtained his Bachelor's degree

Bachelor's degree

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 from University of Kent

University of Kent

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 in 1978 and his Master's from the University of East Anglia

University of East Anglia

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's creative writing course

UEA Creative Writing Course

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 in 1980. He became a British citizen in 1982.

Ishiguro is one of the most celebrated contemporary fiction authors in the English-speaking world, having received four Man Booker Prize

Man Booker Prize

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 nominations, and winning the 1989 prize for his novel The Remains of the Day

The Remains of the Day

The Remains of the Day is Kazuo Ishiguro's third published novel. One of the most highly-regarded post-war British novels, the work was awarded the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 1989...

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