Kazuo Ishiguro
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Kazuo Ishiguro receiving his Nobel Prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2017.
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2 (of 14) Kazuo Ishiguro after receiving his Nobel Prize at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2017.
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The Nobel Laureates seated on stage.
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4 (of 14) Overview from the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2017.
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5 (of 14) Kazuo Ishiguro delivering his speech of thanks at the Nobel Prize banquet, 10 December 2017.
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6 (of 14) Alice Bah Kuhnke, Sweden's Minister of culture and democracy and Kazuo Ishiguro at the Nobel Prize banquet, 10 December 2017.
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7 (of 14) Kazuo Ishiguro signing the Nobel Foundation's guest book, signed by the laureates since 1952, during his visit to the Nobel Foundation on 12 December 2017.
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8 (of 14) Kazuo Ishiguro takes a closer look at his Nobel Prize diploma during a visit to the Nobel Foundation on 12 December 2017.
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9 (of 14) Kazuo Ishiguro showing his Nobel Prize medal during a visit to the Nobel Foundation on 12 December 2017.
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Kazuo Ishiguro receives a hearty handshake from Lars Heikensten, Executive Director of the Nobel Foundation, when he arrives at the 2017 Nobel Laureates' Get together at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm on 6 December 2017.
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Photo: Alexander Mahmoud
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Like many Nobel Laureates before him, Kazuo Ishiguro autographed a chair at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm.
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Photo: Alexander Mahmoud
12 (of 14) Portrait of Kazuo Ishiguro.
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13 (of 14) Kazuo Ishiguro at the launch of his book The Buried Giant, 2015.
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14 (of 14) Kazuo Ishiguro signing books, 2015.
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Nobel Prizes and laureates
Six prizes were awarded for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. The 14 laureates' work and discoveries range from quantum tunnelling to promoting democratic rights.
See them all presented here.