A Personal Matter Kenzaburo Oe

A Personal Matter

Author: Kenzaburo Oe
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Book Title
A Personal Matter
Author
Kenzaburo Oe
ISBN
9780802150615
Kenzaburo Oe, 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 Oe 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 popular 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. "In writing novels there is no substitute for maturity and moral awareness. Kenzaburo Oe has both."--Alan Levensohn, Christian Science MonitorBinding Type: PaperbackAuthor: Kenzaburo OePublisher: Grove PressPublished: 01/13/1994ISBN: 9780802150615Pages: 214Weight: 0.44lbsSize: 8.12h x 5.38w x 0.46dReview Citations: Entertainment Weekly 07/05/2013 pg. 98
Kenzaburo Oe, 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 Oe 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 popular 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. "In writing novels there is no substitute for maturity and moral awareness. Kenzaburo Oe has both."--Alan Levensohn, Christian Science Monitor

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Kenzaburo Oe
Publisher: Grove Press
Published: 01/13/1994
ISBN: 9780802150615
Pages: 214
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 8.12h x 5.38w x 0.46d

Review Citations: Entertainment Weekly 07/05/2013 pg. 98
Kenzaburo Oe, 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 Oe 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 popular 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. "In writing novels there is no substitute for maturity and moral awareness. Kenzaburo Oe has both."--Alan Levensohn, Christian Science Monitor

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Kenzaburo Oe
Publisher: Grove Press
Published: 01/13/1994
ISBN: 9780802150615
Pages: 214
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 8.12h x 5.38w x 0.46d

Review Citations: Entertainment Weekly 07/05/2013 pg. 98