Trivia

Grew up in Guildford, Surrey where he attracted attention in the neighborhood by being the only Japanese child. In his teens, he wanted to be a rock star - actually in 1973, Ishiguro worked for a time as a grousebeater for the Queen Mother at Balmoral Castle in Aberdeen, Scotland - however in 1983, he became a full-time writer.

One of his teachers in the creative-writing program at the University of East Anglia was Angela Carter.

Received his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in English and philosophy from the University of Kent at Canterbury (UKC) (1978). Received his Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in English and literature from the University of East Anglia (UEA) (1980).

Awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature on 10 December 2017.

He was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star by the Government of Japan in 2018 for his services to literature.

Member of the jury at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.

Awarded the Booker Prize for Fiction for his novel "The Remains of the Day" (1989).

He was awarded Knight of the National Order of Arts and Letters by the Government of France in 1998 for his services to literature.

He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1995 Queen's Honours List and Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to literature. He is an author in London, England.

He was awarded the CH (Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour) in the 2025 King's New Years Honours List for his services to literature. He is an author and screenwriter in London, England.