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- Oe Kenzaburo - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up)
(born 1935). One of Japan’s preeminent post-World War II writers, Oe Kenzaburo won the 1994 Nobel Prize for Literature. He wrote many popular short stories and novels, including The Silent Cry and A Personal Matter, a novel based on Oe’s own experiences in dealing with the birth of a mentally impaired son.