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A Personal Matter
A Personal Matter
Author: Kenzaburo Oe, John Nathan (Translator)
Originally published as Kojinteki Na Taiken in 1964, and first Grove Press edition in 1969. This is the first Evergreen Edition, 1982.
ISBN: 433943
Publication Date: 1982
Pages: 165
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Publisher: Grove Weidenfeld
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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It has been a few years since I have read this novel but I remember being impressed with it.
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Winner of Nobel Prize back in the 90's, and it was a good book but I think the prize goes to the author for creating such an unlikeable protagonist. I wanted to pistol-whip this asshole from the minute I made his puling acquaintance on page one. Worth a read just to be agitated. I wonder how much better the book would be if read in Japanese - - I'll never know. This set me on a Japanese literature whirlwind tour, definitely worth reading.
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average. some insightful passages, but not terribly entertaining


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