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Kazuo ishiguro was born in nagasaki, japan, on 8 november 1954. Oct 23, 2012 the unconsoled just about falls into the category of surrealism that works but only because i love kazuo ishiguros elegant writing. Dec 20, 2015 the unconsoled by kazuo ishiguro, my perception on the book itself is not so negative. He is the author of five novels, including the remains of the day, an international bestseller that won the booker prize and was adapted into an awardwinning film. The unconsoled is a novel by kazuo ishiguro, first published in 1995 by faber and faber, and winner of the cheltenham prize that year. By the nobel prizewinning author of the remains of the day and never let me goryder, a renowned pianist, arrives in a central european city he cannot. From the booker prizewinning author of the remains of the day and when we were. Kazuo ishiguro was born in nagasaki, japan, in 1954 and moved to britain at the age of five.
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