Nobel prize in literature 2017: Kazuo Ishiguro

Two weeks ago, Kazuo Ishiguro was named this year’s winner of the 2017 Nobel prize in literature; according to some news articles, the writer was honoured and “taken completely by surprise” and he even wondered if the announcement was just a case of fake news, a term that seems to have become very common these days. But I would dare say that this piece of news has come as no surprise  to  those of us who have read some of his works. As usual, good stories that have been told in a written form have also been turned into well-known films.