“The way Japan had tried to build up a modern state modelled on the West was cataclysmic.” WayStatesModernWestJapan Author:Kenzaburo Oe
“Paradoxically, the people and state of Japan living on such moral props were not innocent but had been stained by their own past history of invading other Asian countries.” PeopleCountryStatesPastMoralInnocentInnocenceJapanAsianLiving OnPropsInvadingAsian Countries Author:Kenzaburo Oe
“However, please allow me to say that the fundamental style of my writing has been to start from my personal matters and then to link it up with society, the state and the world.” WorldWritingHas BeensMatterStatesStylePleaseTransformationFundamentalsLinksPersonal Matter Author:Kenzaburo Oe
