The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded Thursday to British novelist Kazuo Ishiguro. Ishiguro is best known for his novel The Remains of the Day, which won the 1989 Man Booker. He is also the author of Never Let Me Go, and most recently, The Buried Giant. The Swedish academy noted in a statement, “Ishiguro’s writings are marked by a carefully restrained mode of expression, independent of whatever events are taking place. At the same time, his more recent fiction contains fantastic features.” Sara Danius, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, added, “He is a little bit like a mix of Jane Austen, […]
