Kazuo Ishiguro gives a press conference after being announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature

The transcript discusses the speaker's literary influences, including Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, Kafka, and Proust. The speaker admires these authors for their unique contributions to literature. Charlotte Bronte is noted for her significant influence on the speaker's writing style, while Kafka opened new possibilities in fictional worlds. Proust's narrative techniques, particularly his use of memory and non-linear storytelling, provided the speaker with artistic freedom.

In what way did Kafka influence the speaker's writing?

What does the speaker suggest about the freedom of storytelling?