kazuo ishiguro
Kazuo Ishiguro, an apt choice
The Swedish Academy thinks he is a mixture of Jane Austen and Franz Kafka with a bit of Marcel Proust thrown in.
Japan sees a surge in demand for Ishiguro's books
Japan had been pinning its hopes on novelist Haruki Murakami to win Nobel Prize but eagerly claimed link to winner with Japanese roots.
Initially thought it was 'hoax': Kazuo Ishiguro on winning Nobel Prize
The London-based author won the Nobel prize for his novel 'The Remains of the Day', which earlier won the Booker Prize in 1989.
Academy awards Kazuo Ishiguro Nobel Literature Prize 2017
The novels of Ishiguro are known for their themes of memory, time, and self-delusion.
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