Selected Essays by Kenzaburō Ōe

Author: (Japanese) Kenzaburō ōe
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Publish Date: 2002-05-10
Features: This is a selected collection of essays by the Nobel Prize-winning author Kenzaburō ōe, featuring a large number of essays, as well as recent long speeches and dialogues with well-known figures such as Edward Said, Mario Vargas Llosa, and Günter Grass, whom Chinese readers are familiar with. Through this book, we can get to know Kenzaburō ōe as a world-class writer, a pacifist, and a loving father, and appreciate his uniqueness. Kenzaburō ōe's novels have long been popular among the Chinese people, and this book is the author's self-selected collection of essays. It includes a wealth of essays, recent long speeches, and dialogues and correspondence with well-known figures such as Edward Said, Mario Vargas Llosa, and Günter Grass, offering rich and deeply thought-provoking content. Kenzaburō ōe's novels and essays are born from life, growing alongside him, serving as the two wheels that support and drive the reality of life. In his youth, he set the goal for his essays to criticize and report on the current social conditions of Japan.