Kenzaburō Ōe

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Kenzaburō Ōe

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#531

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Why Is Kenzaburō Ōe Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Kenzaburō Ōe was a Japanese writer and a major figure in contemporary Japanese literature. His novels, short stories and essays, strongly influenced by French and American literature and literary theory, deal with political, social and philosophical issues, including nuclear weapons, nuclear power, social non-conformism, and existentialism. Ōe was awarded the 1994 Nobel Prize in Literature for creating "an imagined world, where life and myth condense to form a disconcerting picture of the human predicament today".

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Kenzaburō Ōe?

Kenzaburō Ōe is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of Tokyo
• Princeton University
• Free University of Berlin