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Kazuo Ishiguro

Forfatterbiografi

Kazuo Ishiguro blev født i Nagasaki i Japan den 8. november 1954 og er en britisk-japansk forfatter, der primært skriver romaner på engelsk. Hans forfatterskab forbindes ofte med litterær realisme og psykologisk prosa, men også med elementer af dystopi og science fiction, især når temaer om identitet, erindring og menneskelig forbindelse undersøges gennem gradvist tilspidsede fortællinger. Ishiguros gennembrud kom med romaner, der allerede tidligt fremviste hans særpræg: diskrete stemmer, komplekse perspektiver og en stærk interesse for, hvad mennesker fortrænger, og hvad de ender med at forstå i efterklangen. Blandt de mest kendte værker er The Remains of the Day (1989) og Never Let Me Go (2005), og senere også Klara and the Sun (2021), som kredser om kunstig intelligens, omsorg og ensomhed. Hans betydning for litteraturen markeres tydeligt af den internationale anerkendelse, herunder Nobelprisen i litteratur 2017, som blev tildelt ham for romaner med stor følelsesmæssig kraft og for at afdække et “abyss” under vores tilsyneladende følelse af samhørighed med verden. Prisen understreger Ishiguros position som en af sin generations mest indflydelsesrige og stilistisk nyskabende fortællere.

Bøger af Kazuo Ishiguro

'Resten af dagen'
'Resten af dagen'

Lydbog | Dansk

Kazuo Ishiguro er modtager afNobelprisen i litteratur 2017. En sommerdag i 1956 tager Stevens, en ældre, men formfuldendt engelsk butler, af sted på en af sit livs sjældne ferier, en biltur gennem Vestengland. Men hans rejsestemning bliver hele tiden fors

'Klara og solen'
'Klara og solen'

Lydbog | Dansk

"Klara og solen" er Kazuo Ishiguros første roman efter at han modtog Nobelprisen ilitteratur. Romanen fortæller historien om Klara, en Kunstig Ven med en usædvanlig observationsevne, som fra sin plads inde bag butiksruden observerer adfærden hos

'Come Rain or Come Shine'
'Come Rain or Come Shine'

Bog | Engelsk

When Ray turns up to visit his old university friends Charlie and Emily, he's given a special task: to be so much his useless self that he makes Charlie look good by comparison. But Ray has his own buried feelings to contend with. Decades earlier, he

'The Remains of the Day'
'The Remains of the Day'

Bog | Engelsk

'After all what can we ever gain in forever looking back and blaming ourselves if our lives have not turned out quite as we might have wished?' In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday th

'Nocturnes'
'Nocturnes'

Bog | Engelsk

* Kazuo Ishiguro's new novel Klara and the Sun is now available to preorder * 'It was our third time playing the Godfather theme since lunch...' In a sublime short story collection, Kazuo Ishiguro explores ideas of love, music and the passing

'Never Let Me Go'
'Never Let Me Go'

Bog | Engelsk

**OVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD** SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 'Brilliantly executed.' MARGARET ATWOOD 'A page-turner and a heartbreaker.' TIME 'Masterly.' SUNDAY TIMES One of the most acclaimed novels of the 21st Century, from th

'Never Let Me Go'
'Never Let Me Go'

Bog | Engelsk

"Never Let Me Go" er en historie om kærlighed, venskab og minder af forfatter Kazuo Ishiguro. Livet er skrøbeligt - det opdager 31-årige Kathy og hendes venner. I "Never Let Me Go" får du historien om en gruppe elever, der er vokset op

'Nocturnes'
'Nocturnes'

Bog | Engelsk

* Kazuo Ishiguro's new novel Klara and the Sun is now available * In Nocturnes, Kazuo Ishiguro explores ideas of love, music and the passing of time. From the piazzas of Italy to the 'hush-hush floor' of an exclusive Hollywood Hotel, the chara

'Never Let Me Go'
'Never Let Me Go'

Bog | Engelsk

**OVER 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD** SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE #9 in the New York Times '100 Best Books of the 21st Century' 'Brilliantly executed.' MARGARET ATWOOD 'A page-turner and a heartbreaker.' TIME 'Masterly.' SUND

'The Remains of the Day'
'The Remains of the Day'

Bog | Engelsk

Nobelprisvindende forfatter Kazuo Ishiguros "The Remains of the Day" er siden sin udgivelse i 1989 opnået klassikerstatus. Historien fortælles i førsteperson af butleren Stevens. Stevens' fortælling fokuserer på hans forhold til Miss Kenton,

'A Pale View of Hills'
'A Pale View of Hills'

Bog | Engelsk

NOW A MAJOR FILM DIRECTED BY KEI ISHIKAWA Kazuo Ishiguro's highly acclaimed debut, first published in 1982, tells the story of Etsuko, a Japanese woman now living alone in England, dwelling on the recent suicide of her daughter. Retreating into the pa

'An Artist of the Floating World'
'An Artist of the Floating World'

Bog | Engelsk

**AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME** FROM THE NOBEL PRIZE WINNING, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF NEVER LET ME GO SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR 1948: Japan is rebuilding her cities after the calamity of World War II,

'When We Were Orphans'
'When We Were Orphans'

Bog | Engelsk

Shortlisted for the Booker Prize England, 1930s. Christopher Banks has become the country's most celebrated detective, his cases the talk of London society. Yet one unsolved crime has always haunted him: the mysterious disappearance of his parents, in

'The Unconsoled'
'The Unconsoled'

Bog | Engelsk

Ryder, a renowned pianist, arrives in a Central European city he cannot identify for a concert he cannot remember agreeing to give . . . On first publication in 1995, The Unconsoled was met in some quarters with bewilderment and vilification, in others wi

'The Buried Giant'
'The Buried Giant'

Bog | Engelsk

The Romans have long since departed, and Britain is steadily declining into ruin. The Buried Giant begins as a couple, Axl and Beatrice, set off across a troubled land of mist and rain in the hope of finding a son they have not seen for years. They expect

'Never Let Me Go'
'Never Let Me Go'

Bog | Engelsk

Designed to meet the requirements for students at GCSE and A level, this accessible educational edition offers the complete text of Never Let Me Go with a comprehensive study guide. Intended for individual study as well as class use, Geoff Barton's gu

'Klara and the Sun'
'Klara and the Sun'

Bog | Engelsk

SOON TO BE A MAJOR FILM STARRING JENNA ORTEGA AND AMY ADAMS *The #1 Sunday Times Bestseller* *Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2021* *A Barack Obama Summer Reading Pick* 'A delicate, haunting story' The Washington Post 'This is a novel for fans

'An Artist of the Floating World'
'An Artist of the Floating World'

Bog | Engelsk

From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and author of the Booker Prize-winning novel The Remains of the Day In the face of the misery in his homeland, the artist Masuji Ono was unwilling to devote his art solely to the celebration of physical bea

'The Remains of the Day'
'The Remains of the Day'

Bog | Engelsk

From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, here is the universally acclaimed novel-winner of the Booker Prize and the basis for an award-winning film. This is Kazuo Ishiguro's profoundly compelling portrait of Stevens, the perfect butler, and o

'The Remains of the Day'
'The Remains of the Day'

Bog | Engelsk

*Kazuo Ishiguro's new novel Klara and the Sun is now available to preorder* The Remains of the Day won the 1989 Booker Prize and cemented Kazuo Ishiguro's place as one of the world's greatest writers. David Lodge, chairman of the judges in 198

'A Pale View of Hills'
'A Pale View of Hills'

Bog | Engelsk

From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and author of the Booker Prize-winning novel The Remains of the Day, here is the story of Etsuko, a Japanese woman now living alone in England, dwelling on the recent suicide of her daughter. In a novel whe

'Klara and the Sun'
'Klara and the Sun'

Bog | Engelsk

"Klara and the Sun" by Kazuo Ishiguro is the compelling story of Klara, a solar-powered Artificial Friend, who wishes to be chosen as a companion to a human being. Klara is an observant and intelligent android whose only understanding of the out

'Resten af dagen'
'Resten af dagen'

Bog | Dansk

“Resten af dagen” er Kazuo Ishiguros roman om butleren Stevens, der skal lære at lytte til sig selv efter at have adlydt andre hele livet. I “Resten af dagen” møder vi Stevens på en sommerdag i 1956, hvor han er på vej ud på en af

'Vi forældreløse'
'Vi forældreløse'

Bog | Dansk

Genudgivelse i paperback. Kazuo Ishiguro er modtager af Nobelprisen i litteratur 2017.Christopher Banks vokser op i Shanghai i begyndelsen af det tyvende århundrede. Da Christopher endnu er barn, forsvinder først hans far, som er indblandet i opiumshandel

'Slip mig aldrig'
'Slip mig aldrig'

Bog | Dansk

“Slip mig aldrig” er Kazuo Ishiguros anmelderroste dannelsesroman om kærlighed, venskab og livets skrøbelighed. I “Slip mig aldrig” møder vi de tre venner Kathy, Ruth og Tommy, der lever på den engelske kostskole Hailsham, der udad

'Never Let Me Go'
'Never Let Me Go'

Bog | Engelsk

NOBEL PRIZE WINNER - From the acclaimed, bestselling author of The Remains of the Day comes "a Gothic tour de force ( The New York Times ) with an extraordinary twist--a moving, suspenseful, beautifully atmospheric modern classic. As children, Kathy,

'The Buried Giant'
'The Buried Giant'

Bog | Engelsk

From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and author of the Booker Prize-winning novel The Remains of the Day comes a luminous meditation on the act of forgetting and the power of memory. In post-Arthurian Britain, the wars that once raged between

'Klara and the Sun: A GMA Book Club Pick'
'Klara and the Sun: A GMA Book Club Pick'

Bog | Engelsk

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Once in a great while, a book comes along that changes our view of the world. This magnificent novel from the Nobel laureate and author of Never Let Me Go is "an intriguing take on how artificial intelligence might play a

'The Unconsoled'
'The Unconsoled'

Bog | Engelsk

From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and author of the Booker Prize-winning novel The Remains of the Day , here is a novel that is at once a gripping psychological mystery, a wicked satire of the cult of art, and a poignant character study of

'The Remains of the Day'
'The Remains of the Day'

Bog | Engelsk

In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the English countryside and into his past . . . A haunting tale of lost causes and lost love, The Remains of the Day, winner

'Never Let Me Go'
'Never Let Me Go'

Bog | Engelsk

As children, Kathy, Ruth and Tommy attended an exclusive boarding-school in the English countryside. Idyllic in some ways yet vaguely sinister, 'Hailsham' was a place of intense friendships, mysterious rules, and 'guardians' who constantly

'The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain'
'The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain'

Bog | Engelsk

A unique collaborative publication which documents the lyrics written by Nobel Prize winning author Kazuo Ishiguro for the platinum selling, Grammy nominated, Jazz singer Stacey Kent. The Summer We crossed Europe in the Rain collects the sixteen song lyri

'Der begrabene Riese'
'Der begrabene Riese'

Bog | Tysk

Britannien im 5. Jahrhundert: Nach erbitterten Kriegen zwischen den Volksstämmen der Briten und Angelsachsen ist das Land verwüstet. Axl und Beatrice sind seit vielen Jahren ein Paar. In ihrem Dorf gelten sie als Außenseiter, und man gibt ihnen deutlich z

'Never Let Me Go'
'Never Let Me Go'

Bog | Engelsk

THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE 21ST CENTURY A SUNDAY TIMES 'TOP 5 NOVEL OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY' 'Masterly.' Sunday Times 'A brilliantly executed book by a master craftsman.' MARGARET ATWOOD

'Never Let Me Go'
'Never Let Me Go'

Lydbog | Engelsk

In one of the most acclaimed novels of recent years, Kazuo Ishiguro imagines the lives of a group of students growing up in a darkly skewed version of contemporary England. Narrated by Kathy, now thirty-one, Never Let Me Go dramatizes her attempts to come

'Den begravede kæmpe'
'Den begravede kæmpe'

Bog | Dansk

Den nobelprisvindende forfatter Kazuo Ishiguro har med "Den begravede kæmpe" skrevet en mystisk og spændende roman. I middelalderen drager et ældre ægtepar ud for at finde deres søn. Kong Arthur er lige død og fortidens England befinder sig i en

'Klara og solen'
'Klara og solen'

Bog | Dansk

”Klara og solen” er Kazuo Ishiguros nyeste roman. I ”Klara og solen” møder vi Klara, der er en robot med menneskelige evner, en såkaldt kunstig ven. Klara har enestående observationsevner, som hun bruger, når hun betragter menneske

'An Artist of the Floating World'
'An Artist of the Floating World'

Bog | Engelsk

The Man Booker Prize-shortlisted novel by 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature winner, Kazuo Ishiguro From A to Z, the Penguin Drop Caps series collects 26 unique hardcovers-featuring cover art by Jessica Hische It all begins with a letter. Fall in love with Pe

'The Remains of the Day'
'The Remains of the Day'

Bog | Engelsk

From the Nobel Prize-winning author, here is an elegant Everyman's Library hardcover edition of the universally acclaimed novel--winner of the Booker Prize, a bestseller, and the basis for an award-winning film--with full-cloth binding, a silk ribbon

'Klara and the Sun: A GMA Book Club Pick'
'Klara and the Sun: A GMA Book Club Pick'

Bog | Engelsk

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - Once in a great while, a book comes along that changes our view of the world. This magnificent novel from the Nobel laureate and author of Never Let Me Go is "an intriguing take on how artificial intelligence might play a