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Kenzaburo Oe is a renowned Japanese author born on January 31, 1935. His works are known for their profound psychological descriptions and critical insights into social issues, making him a representative figure in post-war Japanese literature.

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“I have survived by representing these sufferings of mine in the form of the novel.”

Form Suffering Novel Mines Survived Representing

Author:Kenzaburo Oe

“If any suffering was fruitless it was the agony of a hangover; what he suffered now could not expiate suffering of any other kind.”

Ifs Kind Suffering Agony Hangover

Book:A Personal Matter

Source: A Personal Matter

“As I grew up, I was continually to suffer hardships in different realms of life - in my family, in my relationship to Japanese society and in my way of living at large in the latter half of the twentieth century.”

Way Different Suffering Half Relationship Century Grew Grew Up My Family My Way Realms Latter Hardship Twentieth Century

Author:Kenzaburo Oe

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Born: January 31, 1935
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Quotes: 33

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A Quiet LifeRelated source material

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