Hikari Oe

Oe Hikari (?? ?) (1963-) is a Japanese composer who has autism. He is the son of Japanese author Kenzaburo Oe.

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Hikari Oe was born developmentally disabled. Doctors tried to convince his parents to let their son die, but they refused to do so. Even after an operation, Oe remained visually impaired, developmentally delayed, epileptic and with limited physical coordination. He still does not speak much.

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When Oe expressed interest in music, his parents arranged a piano teacher, Kumiko Tamura, for him. Instead of speaking, Oe began to express his feelings in music and through musical composition. Eventually he was taught musical notation.

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Kenzaburo Oe has credited his son for influencing his literary career because he tried to give his son a "voice" through his writing.

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Composer: A composer is a person who writes music. The term refers particularly to someone who writes music in some type of musical notation, thus allowing others to perform the music. This distinguishes the composer from a musician who improvises. However, a person may be called a composer without creating m...

Kenzaburo Oe: Kenzaburo Oe (?? ??? ?e Kenzabur?, born January 31, 1935) is a major figure in contemporary Japanese literature. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1994....

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