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A novel by this author opens with the title character observing sunlight moving along a street from a store window before being bought by Josie’s mother. In another novel by this author, two characters look for a Judy Bridgewater cassette tape that was lost at the Hailsham boarding school. That novel by this author centers around Kathy, Tommy, and Ruth who are all clones (-5[1])that are raised (10[1])to become organ donors. Miss Kenton appears in a novel by this author centering on a character who works at Darlington Hall, the butler Stevens. For 10 points, name this author of Never Let Me Go and The Remains of the Day. ■END■ (0[2])

ANSWER: Kazuo Ishiguro (The novel in the first sentence is Klara and the Sun.)
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