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Books by Kazuo Ishiguro on this site: 1 book.

About: British novelist (born 1954) (Source: Wikidata)

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Start here: Never Let Me Go. First published in 2005.

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Born
Born in Nagasaki, Japan, in 1954. Source: Wikidata and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors
Kazuo Ishiguro received the Booker Prize in 1989, for The Remains of the Day. Source: Wikidata, citing thebookerprizes.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors
Kazuo Ishiguro was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1989. Source: Wikidata, citing rsliterature.org, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors
Kazuo Ishiguro was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1995. Source: Wikidata, citing The London Gazette 54066, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors
Wikidata lists the Costa Book Award (1986) among Kazuo Ishiguro's awards and honors. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors
Kazuo Ishiguro received the Booker Prize in 1989. Source: Wikidata, citing thebookerprizes.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors
Wikidata lists the Helmerich Award (2013) among Kazuo Ishiguro's awards and honors. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors
Wikidata lists the Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts among Kazuo Ishiguro's awards and honors. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors
Kazuo Ishiguro received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2017. Source: Wikidata, citing nobelprize.org, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors
Wikidata lists the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (1998) among Kazuo Ishiguro's awards and honors. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
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Kazuo Ishiguro received the Bodley Medal in 2019. Source: Wikidata, citing oxfordmail.co.uk, checked November 6, 2026.
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Kazuo Ishiguro received the Knight Bachelor in 2018. Source: Wikidata, citing The London Gazette 62310, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors
Wikidata lists the Order of the Rising Sun among Kazuo Ishiguro's awards and honors. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
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Kazuo Ishiguro received the Companion of Honour in 2025. Source: Wikidata, citing actualitte.com, checked November 6, 2026.

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