Kenzaburō Ōe

1935–2023

2 standalone books

Kenzaburō Ōe (1935–2023) 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—dealt with political, social, and philosophical issues, including nuclear weapons, nuclear power, social non-conformism, and existentialism. He 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."

Born

1935