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I couldn't speak Japanese very well, passport regulations were changing, I felt British and my future was in Britain. And it would also make me eligible for literary awards. But I still think I'm regarded as one of their own in Japan.
Kazuo Ishiguro
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Kazuo Ishiguro
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: November 8
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