Kazuo Ishiguro has been announced as the winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature.

According to Guardian, the Japanese-British novelist has been praised by the Swedish Academy for his “novels of great emotional force”, and the academy added that Ishiguro’s works “uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world”.

This unprecedented announcement came at a time when booksellers predicted names like Margaret Atwood, Ngugi Wa Thiong’o and Haruki Murakami. However, Ishiguro’s surprising and satisfying win comes a year after Bob Dylan won the prize and stirred major controversy and conversations on forms of literature.

Ishiguro’s books include Booker Prize winning title Never Let Me Go and The Remains of the Day. The Academy, described these works as “marked by a carefully restrained mode of expression, independent of whatever events are taking place”.

In his phone chat with BBC, the writer called the award a “magnificent honour, mainly because it means that I’m in the footsteps of the greatest authors that have lived”.

Source: https://www.olisa.tv/2017/10/kazuo-ishiguro-wins-the-2017-nobel-prize-in-literature/

nice one

Hardwork pays

The name sounds Nigerian. Thought it was one of our brother from the land of the rising sun. We for no hear word today.

Nnamdi Kanu would have won a Nobel Peace prize but he chose the other option

The name sounds Igbotic

A very good writer whose books have been made into films.

Haven't read any of his books, but may do so one day

Who eh epp

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Tolexander:
The name sounds Igbotic

He is a British writer of Japanese descent.

Has lived in the UK since he was five

This has been my dream and Gods willing a day shall come when I will be celebrated as a Nobel winner

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Keneking:
Who eh epp

Who you EPP?

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Congrats to him, going to check out his books

How much did he get

gift01:
The name sounds Nigerian. Thought it was one of our brother from the land of the rising sun. We for no hear word today.

Nnamdi Kanu would have won a Nobel Peace prize but he chose the other option

He is Japanese-British

I knew the Nobel committee were going to do this. I am just sorry for Marukami and Nguigi, also rams every year

gift01:
The name sounds Nigerian. Thought it was one of our brother from the land of the rising sun. We for no hear word today.

Nnamdi Kanu would have won a Nobel Peace prize but he chose the other option

Do you know in conclusion you didn't make any point ..... Must you comment without thinking Smh for your generations

Congratulations to him.

I rushed in here thinking he was a Nigerian since his name sounds Nigerian. Let's do a survey. Click "like" if you also thought the same. "Share" if you thought otherwise.



What the criteria for winning a Nobel prize?

Britain with them yeye attachment.
if na criminal now, you will read
A Japanese who resides in Britain.

Nice one Mr writer.
I love when brain is praised and awarded not all these beauty pageants up and down with nothing to add to the dying society.

His family emigrated from Obingwa in Abia State, his real name is Kezie Ishiguzo, but the British who couldn't pronounce it well called him Kazuo Ishiguro

Nice . Congratulations!

One award I aspire to win soon.

Who else thought he's Igbo man before seeing his pic, due to his name? KAZUO ISHIGURO nearly sounds KAZUO ISHIGUZORO, which is an Igbo name. Anyway, Igbos and brilliance are .....
Somebody help with that ZUMA'S pic.

He got over million dollar for the award.