I think I am doing my works to link myself, my family, with… - Kenzaburō Ōe

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I think I am doing my works to link myself, my family, with society — with the cosmos. To link me with my family to the cosmos, that is easy, because all literature has some mystic tendency. So when we write about our family, we can link ourselves to the cosmos.

Kenzaburō Ōe

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About Kenzaburō Ōe

Kenzaburō Ōe (大江健三郎, Ōe Kenzaburō; 31 January 1935 – 3 March 2023) was a Japanese author and a major figure in contemporary Japanese literature. In 1994 he won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

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Native Name: 大江健三郎

Alternative Names: Ōe Kenzaburō • Oe Kenzaburo • Kenzaburo Oe • Kenzaburou Oue

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