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Kazuo Ishiguro
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British novelist (born 1954)

Also known as: Ishiguro Kazuo, Sir Kazuo Ishiguro, Кадзуо Исигуро, كازوو إيشيغورو, 가즈오 이시구로, カズオ・イシグロ

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Known works

  • The Buried Giant
  • When We Were Orphans
  • Never Let Me Go
  • An Artist of the Floating World
  • A Pale View of Hills