And finally we have a clear winner: Kazuo Ishiguro, 2017 Nobel Prize Winner for Literature. This British writer of Japanese origin was awarded such a prestigious award just a few minutes ago by the Swedish Academy.
After the controversial ruling last year, when it was Bob Dylan who received this award, Kazuo Ishiguro replaces his site. Is it for you worthy of this award? Do you think that another writer deserved it much more?
We must remember that this Nobel is endowed with eight million Swedish crowns, which in turn translates into nothing more and nothing less than 839.000 Euros. Said award will be delivered in Stockholm the next December 10.
Next, we briefly tell you who Kazuo Ishiguro is and what his work is. Did you read something of his?
Life and work
- He was born on November 8, 1954 in Nagasaki, Japan.
- Se nationalized british at age 6 when both he and his family moved to England.
- After graduating from college he made a Postgraduate in Creative Literature.
- He stands out above all for his novels by science fiction, being one of the most read that of "Never leave me" (2005), whose story takes place in an alternative world, similar but different from ours, during the late 90s of the XNUMXth century.
- His literature is characterized by being written in first person. His characters are extremely imperfect, and this is reflected in his narratives, making the reader sympathize with them and create a very similar narrator-reader bond.
- He has already received numerous awards that recognize his literary work: Prize Booker 1989 for his novel "The remains of the day" (1989). He was also awarded the Order of Arts and Letters by the Ministry of Culture of the French Republic.
His most outstanding works
- "Nighttime" (2010)
- "The Russian Countess" (2005)
- "Never leave me" (2005)
- "When we were orphans" (2000)
- "The inconsolable" (1995)
- "The remains of the day" (1989)
- "An artist of the floating world" (1986)
- "Pale light in the hills" (1982)
If you've never read anything of his, are you planning to give his literature a chance now that he's been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature?