Kenzaburo Oe Quotes

A collection of quotes by Kenzaburo Oe.

Kenzaburo Oe is a prominent Japanese author born on January 31, 1935. Known for his prolific writings, he has been a significant figure in modern Japanese literature. Oe's works often explore themes of social and political issues, personal reflections, and relationships. His novel, "A Personal Matter," is considered a masterpiece and earned him the coveted Nobel Prize in Literature in 1994. Oe's thought-provoking writing style and his commitment to confronting Japan's history and present challenges have made him a prominent literary figure both in Japan and internationally.

I think the question for him is, how is a faithless person t

I think the question for him is, how is a faithless person to cope with life. This is where he believes he can find something upon which to establish a literary career. You know, don't you, how often he talks of Yeats? This goes way back, to when he was very young.

Kenzaburo Oe

Life

As I grew up, I was continually to suffer hardships in diffe

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.

Kenzaburo Oe

Relationship