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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
January 31: January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 334 days remaining, (335 in leap years). January 31 is also the last day of January.... 1935: 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar).... Japanese literature: Japanese literature spans a period of almost two millennia of writing. Early work was heavily influenced by Chinese literature, but Japan quickly developed a style and quality of its own. When Japan reopened its ports to Western trading and diplomacy in the 19th century, Western Literature had a s... Kenzaburo Oe related Images and Photos (experimental)
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