BOOKER Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro is to discuss his latest novel at a special event in Edinburgh.
The organisers of the Edinburgh International Book Festival have invited The Remains Of The Day author to the event on March 5 at the Lyceum Theatre.
Ishiguro, who has been nominated four times for the award, will be discussing The Buried Giant, which is his first since Never Let Me Go in 2005.
Nick Barley, Director of the book festival, said "We are thrilled and proud to welcome Kazuo Ishiguro back to the city to talk about his first novel in a decade."
Ishiguro's previous books have won him international recognition and his work had been translated into over 40 languages, his latest novel has been described as a stunningly original piece of work. His third novel, The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go have each sold more than 1million copies in Faber editions alone and both were adopted into highly acclaimed films.
The author was born in Nagasaki, Japan in 1954 and moved to Britain in 1960 when his father began research at the National Institute of Oceanography.
He won the Booker Prize for The Remains of the Day and was then awarded the OBE in 1995 for services to literature. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
Ishiguro's appearance is part of a wide-ranging programme of exciting literature events and activities from the Edinburgh International Book Festival and is presented in association with the publisher Faber & Faber, and supported by the People's Postcode Lottery.
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