The Silent Cry

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Kenzaburō Ōe: The Silent Cry (1998, Serpents Tail)

Paperback, 274 pages

Langue : English

Publié 15 mai 1998 par Serpents Tail.

ISBN :
978-1-85242-602-6
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Bleakness in post-war Japan

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This book is a wild ride, and it is pretty bleak. However, the writing is great, and the story does interesting things with both family history (misremembering in order to guard a legacy, discoveries that reframe a family story that everyone thought they understood) and Japanese history. I looked up some of the historical references, but it wasn't really a requirement to follow the story.

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