A Pale View of Hills (1982) is the first novel by author Kazuo Ishiguro.
 It won the 1982 Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize.
 He received a £1000 advance from publishers Faber and Faber for the novel after a meeting with Robert McCrum, the fiction editor.
Kazuo Ishiguro OBE, FRSA, FRSL (Japanese: カズオ・イシグロ or 石黒 一雄 ; born 8 November 1954) is a British novelist, screenwriter and short story writer.
 He was born in Nagasaki, Japan; his family moved to England in 1960 when he was five.
 Ishiguro obtained his bachelor's degree from the University of Kent in 1978 and his Master's from the University of East Anglia's creative writing course in 1980.
Sebastian Ridley-Thomas (born August 12, 1987) is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly.
 He is a Democrat representing the 54th Assembly District, which includes the Los Angeles County communities of Century City, Culver City, Westwood, Mar Vista, Palms, Baldwin Hills, Windsor Hills, Ladera Heights, View Park, Crenshaw, Leimert Park, Mid City, and West Los Angeles.
Marie Winn (born 1936) is a journalist, author, and bird-watcher.
 She is particularly well known for her books and articles on the wildlife of Central Park and her "Wall Street Journal" Leisure & Arts column.
 She appears in Frederic Lilien's documentary film, "The Legend of Pale Male" (2010).
 She is also known for writing the "The Plug-In Drug" (1977), which explored the impact of television on young children, and for her involvement in the quiz show scandals of the 1950s.
Vasant Narhar Phene (वसंत नरहर फेणे) (born 28 April 1926, India) is a Marathi language author.
 He is well known in Maharashtra for his novels and articles.
 In 2004, he received the N.S. Phadke (ना सी फडके ) Award for his work.
 His books include "Central Bus Station" (सेन्ट्रल बस स्टेशन), "Panchkathai" (पंचकथाए), "Mule Ani Pale" (मुले अणि पाले), and "Pita-Putra" (पिता पुत्र).
Tad Hills (born April 1, 1963 in Needham, Massachusetts) is an American children’s book author and illustrator.
 His first picture book, "Duck & Goose", a "New York Times" bestseller and ALA Notable Book for Children, is about a pair of feathered friends.
 In a starred review, "Kirkus Reviews" wrote that “readers will likely hope to see more of this adorable odd couple”—a hope that was realized.
 The Duck & Goose series now contains nine titles, including "Duck, Duck, Goose"; "Duck & Goose Find a Pumpkin"; and "Duck & Goose, It’s Time for Christmas".
 Hills is also the author of "How Rocket Learned to Read", winner of the Irma Simonton Black & James H. Black Award for Excellence in Children's Literature and a "New York Times" bestseller.
 A sequel, "Rocket Writes a Story", was published to similar acclaim, debuting at #1 on the "New York Times Best Seller List" and named as a top picture book of the year by Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, "Publishers Weekly", and "School Library Journal".
Bill Blunden (born 1969) is the author of several books including "," "Behold A Pale Farce: Cyberwar, Threat Inflation & The Malware Industrial Complex", "Cube Farm", and "Software Exorcism".
 The jacket of the former work lists his credentials MCSE, MCITP, and Enterprise Administrator.
 He is also active in the social sciences space and helped author articles appearing in "".
William Roy "wiL" Francis (born January 8, 1982 in Seattle, Washington) is an American rock musician, record producer, author and artist.
 He came to prominence as the lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the horror punk band Aiden.
 He has also released four albums ("Hate Culture", "Noir", "Silentium Amoris", and "The Neuromancer") under the name William Control, featuring a synthesizer driven darkwave, synthpop style, as well as 2 live albums ("Live In London Town" and "Babylon", 2 acoustic albums ("Skeleton Strings" and "Skeleton Strings 2"), an EP ("Novus Ordo Seclorum"), and a remix album ("Remix)".
 The fifth album, "Revelations", has been split into 4 EPs: "The Pale EP" (October 2016), "The Black EP" (February 2017), and "The Red EP" (July 2014) and "The White EP" (date TBA).
 Francis also acts as producer to bands such as Fearless Vampire Killers, A Midnight Tragedy and Ashestoangels, as well as producing his own William Control and Aiden music, and now has his own record label, Control Records.
Louis Bayard (born November 30, 1963 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is an American author.
 His historical mysteries include "The Pale Blue Eye", "Mr. Timothy", "The Black Tower", "The School of Night" and "Roosevelt's Beast", and have been translated into 11 languages.
Carol Larkey Dennis (born 1938) is an author, editor, and teacher.
 She has had eight books published.
 She is the Senior Editor for Pale Horse Publishing, and operates her own editing service, Lar-Ryk Associates.
 She has edited at least twelve published books.
 She has taught at San Jacinto and Angelina colleges, as well as Rice University, the University of Houston–Clear Lake, and Clear Lake High School.

Question: Where was the author of "A Pale View of Hills" born?
Answer: Nagasaki, Japan