
A Personal Matter book by Kenzaburo Oe
By Kenzaburo OeA Personal Matter book by Kenzaburo Oe
Kenzabur? ?e, the winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize for Literature, is internationally acclaimed as one of the most important and influential post-World War II writers, known for his powerful accounts of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and his own struggle to come to terms with a mentally handicapped son. The Swedish Academy lauded ?e for his "poetic force [that] creates an imagined world where life and myth condense to form a disconcerting picture of the human predicament today."
His most personal book, A Personal Matter, is the story of Bird, a frustrated intellectual in a failing marriage whose utopian dream is shattered when his wife gives birth to a brain-damaged child.
Book details
- Paperback
- 180 pages
- English
- 0802150616
- 9780802150615
About Kenzaburo Oe
kenzaburō Ōe (大江 健三郎), is a major figure in contemporary japanese literature. his works, strongly influenced by french and american literature Read More about Kenzaburo Oe
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