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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January 31 - 1935 - Japanese literature - Nobel Prize in Literature - 1994

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Born in Uchiko, Ehime Prefecture, Japan, he moved to Tokyo at age eighteen to study French literature at the University of Tokyo and began writing while still a student in 1957, strongly influenced by contemporary writing in France and the United States.

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Uchiko - Ehime Prefecture - Japan - Tokyo - French literature - University of Tokyo - 1957 - United States

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Oe, whose son Hikari is mentally disabled, often produces deeply personal, semi-autobiographical work; for example, 1964's A Personal Matter (??????, Kojinteki na taiken) is the story of a man who must come to terms with his son's mental disability.

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