A Personal Matter
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Author
Contributions
- John Nathan (Translator) - Contributor
Publication
1994-01-13 - Grove Press
Language
English
Word Count
41,250 words, Guess
Page Count
165 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Internet Archivepersonalmatter00oeke
- ISBN-100802150616
- ISBN-139780802150615
- LibraryThing17723
- Open LibraryOL7875229M
Description
Kenzaburō Ōe, the winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize for Literature, is internationally acclaimed as one of the most important and influential post-World War 2 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 Ōe 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 personal 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.
First Sentence
BIRD, gazing down at the map of Africa that reposed in the showcase with the haughty elegance of a wild deer, stifled a short sigh.
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