Japanese-born British writer wins 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature

Japanese-born British writer Kazuo Ishiguro has won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature.

The 62-year-old has been hailed by the Swedish Academy as a writer "who, in novels of great emotional force, has uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world".

Ishiguro has authored eight books, which have been translated into more than 40 languages.

He is the 114th winner of the award.

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