Kazuo Ishiguro

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Japanese-born English novelist
Born: November 8, 1954

all time best job
"Grouse-beater for the Queen Mother"
Could I make this shit up? After high school, Ishiguro "worked as a grouse-beater for the Queen Mother at Balmoral before enrolling at the University of Kent, Canterbury", where he studied English and Philosophy.
Ok, what the hell is that?

known for
Hello? Grouse-beater for the Queen Mother.
But seriously, his novels are fascinating and often complex explorations of the weight of memory, and how our pasts bleed into our choices and lives. His novels often feature a cast of characters whose personal losses reflect or mirror those of a particular society—historically, politically, or culturally.

books
A Pale View of Hills
An Artist of the Floating World
Remains of the Day
The Unconsoled
When We Were Orphans
Never Let Me Go