a personal matter
signed first us edition, 1968.
signed in both english and kanji by oë. signed by translator.
awarded the 1994 nobel prize in literature, oë is celebrated for illustrating the effects of the hiroshima bombing on post-war japan. his novel satirizes the student protests of 1960s. the alienation of the individual in this period is embodied by the protagonist, bird, whose crumbling marriage and moral decline are triggered when his wife gives birth to a disabled child.
translated from japanese by john nathan.
new york: grove press. 5.5 x 8 inches. 214 pages. hardcover. bound in light brown cloth-covered boards. book condition: near fine. jacket condition: fine. unclipped ($5.00). Item #1509
Price: $1,450.00
