Rehabilitating families

Author: Kenzaburō ōe
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: This book、、. A long essay series by the Nobel Prize-winning author Kenzaburō ōe, moving you deeply! Born in 1935 in ōzu, Kita District, Ehime Prefecture, Shikoku Island, Japan, Kenzaburō ōe. As he grew older, he published a series of essay collections titled "Warm Humanity" (Four volumes: "Under My Own Tree," "Recovery of the Family," "Loose Bonds," "To the Newcomers"). Another feature of Kenzaburō ōe's "Warm Humanity" essay series is that all the illustrations are by his wife, Yōko ōe. These colorful paintings, together with Kenzaburō's words, create a vibrant world that draws us into its beauty. Through these lovingly written words and images, we will be moved and amazed by this family that lives in symbiosis. "Recovery of the Family" and its companion piece "Loose Bonds" are long essays written by Mr. ōe after he won the Nobel Prize in Literature. The author narrates the daily life of his family and the warmth among its members in the same simple, colloquial style. Through these descriptions, which are completely different from his novelistic language and style, we can experience alongside the author the struggles of dealing with his intellectually disabled son, Hikaru, the joy of discovering his musical talent, and gain insights into the external world from both the family's perspective and the depth of the author's soul. We can observe Kenzaburō's values and worldview, as well as the important components that form the core of his literary world.