Author

Kazuo Ishiguro

Kazuo Ishiguro — 6 titles in the rankings, first published between 1989 and 2021. They average 7.7, below the 7.8 the whole catalogue averages.

Editor’s note The Remains of the Day (Booker Prize, 1989) is his best-rated book by a clear margin. Never Let Me Go is the most-read, and Klara and the Sun, his first novel after the 2017 Nobel Prize, comes next; both rate well below The Remains of the Day. His novels share a quiet, restrained narrator who misses what matters.

Ranked titles
6 books
Average score
7.7
Total ratings
4.8K
First published
1989–2021

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Books by Kazuo Ishiguro

Book score6 books on a timeline, 1989–2021 · Highest rated: The Remains of the Day
  1. The Remains of the Day
    The Remains of the DayKazuo Ishiguro · 1989Filmed 1993 Historical fiction875 ratings
    8.48.4 / 10
  2. Never Let Me Go
    Never Let Me GoKazuo Ishiguro · 2005Filmed 2010 Science fiction2K ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  3. Klara and the Sun
    Klara and the SunKazuo Ishiguro · 2021 Science fiction1.3K ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  4. Nocturnes
    NocturnesKazuo Ishiguro · 2009 Short stories76 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  5. The Buried Giant
    The Buried GiantKazuo Ishiguro · 2015 Fantasy387 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  6. When We Were Orphans
    When We Were OrphansKazuo Ishiguro · 2000 Crime & mystery91 ratings
    7.47.4 / 10

Other books by Kazuo Ishiguro

Titles we know of but do not rank — they have not gathered enough reader ratings, or our sources do not agree on where they belong.

  • 1982A Pale View of Hills
  • 1986An Artist of the Floating World
  • 1995The Unconsoled
  • Come Rain or Come Shine

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