Kenzaburo Oë






Kenzaburo Oë

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born
January 31, 1935

gender
male

place of birth
Uchko, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

influences
Jean-Paul Sartre


about this author

Awarded the 1994 Nobel Prize in Literature, commended for being an author "who with poetic force creates an imagined world, where life and myth condense to form a disconcerting picture of the human predicament today."




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avg rating: 3.87 | 2,312 ratings | 267 reviews | 73 distinct works | 25 fans
A Personal Matter A Personal Matter
by Kenzaburo Oë
avg rating 3.97 — 770 ratings — published 1969
19 editions
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Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids
by Kenzaburo Oë
avg rating 3.77 — 332 ratings — published 1958
8 editions
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Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madnes... Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness: Four Short Novels: The Day He Himself Shall Wipe My Tears Away, Prize Stock, Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness, Aghwee the Sky Monster
by Kenzaburo Oë
avg rating 4.04 — 205 ratings — published 1977
9 editions
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Silent Cry Silent Cry
by Kenzaburo Oë
avg rating 3.87 — 159 ratings — published 1979
13 editions
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A Quiet Life A Quiet Life
by Kenzaburo Oë
avg rating 3.84 — 102 ratings — published 1995
7 editions
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Seventeen and J: Two Novels Seventeen and J: Two Novels
by Kenzaburo Oë
avg rating 3.70 — 74 ratings — published 2002
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Rouse Up, O Young Men of the N... Rouse Up, O Young Men of the New Age
by Kenzaburo Oë
avg rating 3.77 — 65 ratings — published 1999
6 editions
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Hiroshima Notes Hiroshima Notes
by Kenzaburo Oë
avg rating 3.98 — 51 ratings — published 1995
4 editions
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Somersault Somersault
by Kenzaburo Oë
avg rating 3.27 — 55 ratings — published 1999
6 editions
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The Crazy Iris and Other Stori... The Crazy Iris and Other Stories of the Atomic Aftermath
by Kenzaburo Oë
avg rating 4.35 — 34 ratings — published 1985
2 editions
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