Nobel win for author Ishiguro

STOCKHOLM - Kazuo Ishiguro, the Japanese-born British novelist best known for The Remains of the Day, won the Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday.

The selection of the 62-year-old Ishiguro marked a return to traditional literature following two years of unconventional choices by the Swedish Academy for the 9 million kronor ($1.1 million) prize.

"He's a very interesting writer in many ways," said Sara Danius, the academy's permanent secretary. "I would say that if you mix Jane Austen - her comedy of manners and her psychological insights - with Kafka, then I think you have Ishiguro."