Well we have just seen the winner announced live a true shock . The winner is Kazuo Ishiguro. I haven’t on the blog here is a review and this is a shock. He is best known for remains of the day. Here is him on desert island discs . I have only read two of his books and hadn’t had him in mind for this so don’t know what to say.
At least this time it’s someone who writes books!
I’ve read quite a few of his: Never Let Me Go, The Remains of the Day, The Unconsoled and When We Were Orphans, and I’ve got the one about the giant on the TBR. I think he’s a very good author, but I hadn’t ever considered him special enough for the Nobel.
But apart from wanting Gerald Murnane to win it, I would really like Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o to get the long overdue recognition he deserves.
I was hoping for Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o too Lisa. But Ishiguro is a worthy winner
A safe winner like Pamuk and Llhosa writes good books never stunning but never bad I’m surprised I hadn’t thought of him f
Before as a potential winner
I’d liked Thiong’o myself but maybe next year
Well, the good thing is that the speculation has made me order a couple of his books which I’ve had on my wishlist for too long…
I’ve one on my tbr and always pick his books up when I see them second hand
I think Margaret Atwood should have got it….
Yes especially as she been mentioned a lot not sure if that’s just because of new handmaiden tale but also she wrote some book last year that isn’t being published for hundred years and sure that was in Sweden
Thank you for this information.
I’ve had “When we were orphans” on my shelf for years but had never been enticed.
Now is a great opportunity to give it a go. What do fellow-readers think of it?
Regards. Marie.
Indeed Ishiguro is a worthy candidate – very solid if somewhat uneven oeuvre (imo).
When We Were Orphans is great – his best of course is Remains of the Day but my favorite is An Artist of the Floating World. I think The Buried Giant is memorable perhaps only because it seemed to promise more than it delivered. ?
I liked nocturnes loved stories with a common theme thou
I was thrilled at the announcement… seems well-deserved!
I’m ashamed to say I don’t know anything about Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (I will look him up), but am happy for Ishiguro whose books I’ve always enjoyed.