A quiet life

1st ed.

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Author

Kenzaburō Ōe

Contributions

Yanagishita, Kunioki. - Contributor
Wetherall, William, 1941- - Contributor

Publication

1996 - Grove Press, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

60,000 words, Guess

Page Count

240 pages

Identifiers

Open LibraryOL987665M
ISBN-100802115977
OCLC Control Number34912776
OCLC Control Numberquietlife00oeke
Library of Congress Control Number96025795

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Goodreads982322
LibraryThing306435

Classifications

DDC895.6/35
LCCPL858.E14 S4913 1990

Description

A Quiet Life is narrated by Ma-Chan, a young woman who at the age of twenty finds herself in an unusual family situation. Her father is a famous and fascinating novelist; her older brother, though mentally handicapped, possesses an almost magical gift for musical composition. The lives of both father and son revolve around their work and each other, and her mother's life is devoted to the care of them both. She and her younger brother find themselves emotionally on the outside of this oddly constructed nuclear family. But when her father leaves Japan to accept a visiting professorship from a distinguished American university, Ma-Chan finds herself suddenly the head of the household and the center of family relationships that she must begin to redefine.