Biographical Note:
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 honors around the world, including the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Booker Prize. His work has been translated into more than fifty languages, and The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go, both made into acclaimed films, have each sold more than one million copies. Ishiguro was given a knighthood in 2019 for services to literature. He also holds the decorations of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from France and the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star from Japan.