Bio/Wiki
| Full Name | Kazuo Ishiguro |
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Physical Stats & More
| Height | 168 cm |
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| Weight | 65 kg |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Salt & Pepper |
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| Educational Qualification | M.A. in Creative Editing |
Personal Life
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Scorpio |
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| Hometown | Guildford, Surrey, England |
Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married |
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Family
| Father | Shizuo Ishiguro (Oceanographer) | ||||
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| Mother | Shizuko | ||||
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| Spouse | Lorna MacDougall (m. 1986-present) | ||||
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Career
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| He was born in Japan but his family moved to England when he was five because his father had to pursue research at the National Institute of Oceanography. | |
| In 1982, he won the Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize for his first novel, ‘A Pale View of Hills.’ | |
| Kazuo has received four ‘Man Booker Prize’ nominations and won in 1989 for his novel, ‘The Remains of the Day.’ | |
| In 1993, he was featured in the ‘Granta’ Best Young British Novelist issue. | |
| His novel, ‘Never Let Me Go,’ was listed by Time Magazine as one of the top 100 English language novels in 2005. | |
| He co-wrote songs for jazz singer Stacey Kent with her husband and contributed to her albums in 2007 and 2013. | |
| Kazuo was ranked 32nd on The Times’ list of ‘The 50 greatest British writers since 1945.’ | |
| He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in October 2017. |
