Kazuo Ishiguro receiving his Nobel Prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2017. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2017
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Kazuo Ishiguro after receiving his Nobel Prize at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2017.

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The Nobel Laureates seated on stage. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2017
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Overview from the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2017. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2017
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Kazuo Ishiguro delivering his speech of thanks at the Nobel Prize banquet, 10 December 2017.

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Kazuo Ishiguro receives a hearty handshake from Lars Heikensten, Executive Director of the Nobel Foundation, when he arrives at the 2017 Nobel Laureates' Get together at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm on 6 December 2017. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2017
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Like many Nobel Laureates before him, Kazuo Ishiguro autographed a chair at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2017
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Portrait of Kazuo Ishiguro.

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Kazuo Ishiguro at the launch of his book The Buried Giant, 2015.

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Kazuo Ishiguro signing books, 2015.

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