Kazuo Ishiguro was initially born in Nagasaki Japan, and he attended Kindergarten to learn hiragana; the most simplest form of the Japanese alphabet. However, his father had been invited to work in England, which initiated the move. Because Ishiguro's father's work was continuously supported by the British government, the family never moved back to Japan. As Kazuo Ishiguro grew older, he was fascinated by song writing and writing as a subject, as he studied literature and began to practice his own writing. As an example, he started an unfinished novel in 1977. 

In 2005, his novel Never Let Me Go was published. This book seemingly follows Kathy and her friends at a boarding school as they form connections and attend classes to learn about art. However, Kathy and her classmates are told that their sole purpose in life is to donate their organs once they reach a certain age, and so these students do not have much time on earth. This novel deals with feelings of humanity, which include making connections, learning lessons through school, and trying to enjoy life despite the fact that these students will die at a young age from donating organs away. Mortality is an aspect of humanity, and one way in which we can cope with this is to do our best to enjoy our lives despite the fact that our time on earth is limited. 

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Ishiguro, Kazuo. Never Let Me Go. Faber & Faber, 2010.

"Kazuo Ishiguro – Biographical." The Nobel Prize, Accessed 1 May, 2025, <www.nobelprize.org/prizes/lite…;.