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Sir Kazuo Ishiguro

Kazuo Ishiguro

Kazuo Ishiguro was born in Nagasaki, Japan, in 1954 and moved to Britain at the age of five.  His eight previous works of fiction have earned him many awards and honours around the world, including the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Booker Prize. His work has been translated into over 50 languages

Articles and Video

Kazuo Ishiguro: some of my book titles have come from cookery books
The author Kazuo Ishiguro, an older man with grey hair and glasses is seated on a stage, wearing a dark top and jacket
Video

Kazuo Ishiguro: some of my book titles have come from cookery books

Author Kazuo Ishiguro makes a surprising admission about the origins of his book titles in our Royal Festival Hall.

7 Nobel Prize in Literature winners who’ve appeared at the Southbank Centre
Portrait of writer Orhan Pamuk sitting at his desk
Article

7 Nobel Prize in Literature winners who’ve appeared at the Southbank Centre

A look at Nobel Prize in Literature winners who have appeared at the London venue, including Toni Morrison, Kazuo Ishiguro, Doris Lessing and Orhan Pamuk

Kazuo Ishiguro and Michael Ondaatje in conversation
Authors, KAZUO ISHIGURO & MICHAEL ONDAATJE in conversation
Podcast

Kazuo Ishiguro and Michael Ondaatje in conversation

Literary heavyweights, Kazoo Ishiguro and Michael Ondaatje discuss how their inspirations growing up shaped their fiction.