A dangerous atmosphere of nationalism is coming in our soci… - Kenzaburō Ōe

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A dangerous atmosphere of nationalism is coming in our society. So now I want to criticize this tendency, and I want to do everything to prevent the development of fascism in Japanese society.

Kenzaburō Ōe

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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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