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Highlights
- Oe's most important novel, A Personal Matter, has been called by The New York Times "close to a perfect novel.
- Author(s): Kenzaburo Oe
- 214 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Family Life
- Series Name: OE, Kenzaburo
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About the Book
Oe's most important novel, A Personal Matter, has been called by The New York Times "close to a perfect novel." In A Personal Matter, Oe has chosen a difficult, complex though universal subject: how does one face and react to the birth of an abnormal child? Bird, the protagonist, is a young man of 27 with antisocial tendencies who more than once in his life, when confronted with a critical problem, has "cast himself adrift on a sea of whisky like a besotted Robinson Crusoe." But he has never faced a crisis as personal or grave as the prospect of life imprisonment in the cage of his newborn infant-monster. Should he keep it? Dare he kill it? Before he makes his final decision, Bird's entire past seems to rise up before him, revealing itself to be a nightmare of self-deceit. The relentless honesty with which Oe portrays his hero -- or antihero -- makes Bird one of the most unforgettable characters in recent fiction.Book Synopsis
Oe's most important novel, A Personal Matter, has been called by The New York Times "close to a perfect novel." In A Personal Matter, Oe has chosen a difficult, complex though universal subject: how does one face and react to the birth of an abnormal child? Bird, the protagonist, is a young man of 27 with antisocial tendencies who more than once in his life, when confronted with a critical problem, has "cast himself adrift on a sea of whisky like a besotted Robinson Crusoe." But he has never faced a crisis as personal or grave as the prospect of life imprisonment in the cage of his newborn infant-monster. Should he keep it? Dare he kill it? Before he makes his final decision, Bird's entire past seems to rise up before him, revealing itself to be a nightmare of self-deceit. The relentless honesty with which Oe portrays his hero -- or antihero -- makes Bird one of the most unforgettable characters in recent fiction.Dimensions (Overall): 8.12 Inches (H) x 5.38 Inches (W) x .46 Inches (D)
Weight: .44 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 214
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Family Life
Series Title: OE, Kenzaburo
Publisher: Grove Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Kenzaburo Oe
Language: English
Street Date: January 13, 1994
TCIN: 83226785
UPC: 9780802150615
Item Number (DPCI): 247-50-7067
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.44 pounds
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