[PAR] [TLE] Kazuo Ishiguro [SEP] Kazuo Ishiguro OBE, FRSA, FRSL (Japanese: カズオ・イシグロ or 石黒 一雄 ; born 8 November 1954) is a British novelist, screenwriter and short story writer.  He was born in Nagasaki, Japan; his family moved to England in 1960 when he was five.  Ishiguro obtained his bachelor's degree from the University of Kent in 1978 and his Master's from the University of East Anglia's creative writing course in 1980. [PAR] [TLE] When We Were Orphans [SEP] When We Were Orphans is the fifth novel by the British-Japanese author Kazuo Ishiguro, published in 2000.  It is loosely categorised as a detective novel.  "When We Were Orphans" was shortlisted for the 2000 Man Booker Prize, though it is considered one of Ishiguro's weakest works, with Ishiguro himself saying "It's not my best book".
[PAR] [TLE] Kazuo Ishiguro [ SEP ] Kazuo Ishiguro OBE , FRSA , FRSL ( Japanese : カズオ・イシグロ or 石黒 一雄 ; born 8 November 1954 ) is a British novelist , screenwriter and short story writer . He was born in Nagasaki , Japan ; his family moved to England in 1960 when he was five . Ishiguro obtained his bachelor 's degree from the University of Kent in 1978 and his Master 's from the University of East Anglia 's creative writing course in 1980 . [PAR] [TLE] When We Were Orphans [ SEP ] When We Were Orphans is the fifth novel by the British - Japanese author Kazuo Ishiguro , published in 2000 . It is loosely categorised as a detective novel . " When We Were Orphans " was shortlisted for the 2000 Man Booker Prize , though it is considered one of Ishiguro 's weakest works , with Ishiguro himself saying " It 's not my best book " .
When was the author of When We Were Orphans born?
When was the author of When We Were Orphans born ?
8 November 1954
8 November 1954