| 1. He was born in Japan but his family moved to England when he was five because his father had to pursue research at the National Institute of Oceanography. |
| 2. In 1982, he won the Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize for his first novel, ‘A Pale View of Hills.’ |
| 3. Kazuo has received four ‘Man Booker Prize’ nominations and won in 1989 for his novel, ‘The Remains of the Day.’ |
| 4. In 1993, he was featured in the ‘Granta’ Best Young British Novelist issue. |
| 5. His novel, ‘Never Let Me Go,’ was listed by Time Magazine as one of the top 100 English language novels in 2005. |
| 6. He co-wrote songs for jazz singer Stacey Kent with her husband and contributed to her albums in 2007 and 2013. |
| 7. Kazuo was ranked 32nd on The Times’ list of ‘The 50 greatest British writers since 1945.’ |
| 8. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in October 2017. |
