Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Ishiguro immigrated to England with his family when he was 6 years old. He was educated at the University of Kent and the University of East Anglia and became a British citizen in 1982. In early reviews of The Remains of the Day, many critics felt the need to comment on Ishiguro's ethnicity, although there is no mention of anything Japanese in the novel. (Source.)
What do you get if you shell out £10,000 for a suite at London's Savoy Hotel? You might get the services of Sean Davoren, the head butler, who once declared to a reporter, "My philosophy is that I will do anything as long as it's legal. You might like a very serious, English butler and I will pretend I am one for you." (Source.)