Nobel prize for literature: Kazuo Ishiguro

Nobel prize for literature: Uncovering the abyss

It is his ability to evoke the disturbing depths of human experience—our fallibility and willingness to deceive ourselves with stories—that marks the work of Kazuo Ishiguro, announced today as the winner of this year’s Nobel prize for literature. In a world where “fake news” and “alternative facts” have dangerous currency, Mr Ishiguro’s ability to see beneath the surface makes him a writer perfectly suited to these treacherous times