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Oe Kenzaburo(born Jan. 31, 1935, Ehime prefecture, Shikoku, Japan) Japanese novelist. Oe first attracted attention on the literary scene while still a student at the University of Tokyo. His works, written in a rough prose style that at times nearly violates the natural rhythms of Japanese, reflect his life and epitomize the rebellion of the post-World War II generation. They include A Personal Matter (1964), which uses the birth of an abnormal baby to investigate the problem of culturally disinherited youth; Hiroshima Notes (1965); and The Silent Cry (1967). He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1994. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Some, like Kenzaburo Oe (whose own Nobel speech called on Japanese to face their past) and Haruki Murakami (whose Wind-Up Bird Chronicles captures the horror of wartime atrocities), echo Driscoll's perspective. Beyond Haruki Murakami, Banana Yoshimoto and Kenzaburo Oe is a whole world of the imagination that has been locked away in a box reserved for Japanese readers. Heading south from Matsuyama, I stopped off in sleepy country towns like Uchiko, once a major wax-producing center and the birthplace of Nobel Prize-winning author Kenzaburo Oe, and Uwa, home to a superbly preserved Meiji era school. |
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