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Kenzaburō Ōe

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Kenzaburō Ōe was a Japanese writer and a major figure in contemporary Japanese literature. His novels, short stories and essays, strongly influenced by French and American literature and literary theory, deal with political, social and philosophical issues, including nuclear weapons, nuclear power, social non-conformism, and existentialism. Ōe was awarded the 1994 Nobel Prize in Literature for creating "an imagined world, where life and myth condense to form a disconcerting picture of the human predicament today".

Books

Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids
Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids
Kenzaburo Oe, Kenzaburō Ōe
Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness
Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness
Kenzaburo Oe, Kenzaburō Ōe
Death by Water
Death by Water
Kenzaburo Oe, Kenzaburō Ōe
The changeling
The changeling
Kenzaburō Ōe
Hiroshima Notes
Hiroshima Notes
Kenzaburo Oe, Kenzaburō Ōe
Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness
Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness
Kenzaburō Ōe
The Changeling
The Changeling
Kenzaburō Ōe
Rouse Up O Young Men of the New Age!
Rouse Up O Young Men of the New Age!
Kenzaburo Oe, Kenzaburō Ōe
Somersault
Somersault
Kenzaburo Oe, Kenzaburō Ōe
The Crazy Iris and Other Stories of the Atomic Aftermath
The Crazy Iris and Other Stories of the Atomic Aftermath
Kenzaburo Oe, Kenzaburō Ōe
Two Novels
Two Novels
Kenzaburo Oe, Kenzaburō Ōe
Der stumme Schrei
Der stumme Schrei
Kenzaburō Ōe
The Silent Cry
The Silent Cry
Kenzaburo Oe, Kenzaburō Ōe
Kenzaburō Ōe
Một nỗi đau riêng
Một nỗi đau riêng
Kenzaburō Ōe
Una famiglia
Una famiglia
Kenzaburō Ōe
A Personal Matter
A Personal Matter
Kenzaburō Ōe, Kenzaburo Oë
Sprawa osobista
Sprawa osobista
Kenzaburō Ōe
Futbol ery Manen
Futbol ery Manen
Kenzaburō Ōe
J
J
Kenzaburō Ōe
Kenzaburō Ōe
Mardrömmen
Mardrömmen
Kenzaburō Ōe

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