by Kenzaburo Oé · Editorial Anagrama · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788433966193
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A Personal Matter is a novel by Japanese writer Kenzaburo Oé, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1994. The novel tells the story of Bird, a young English teacher who faces the difficult decision of accepting or rejecting his newborn son, who was born with a malformation. The work explores themes such as responsibility, guilt, identity, and the search for meaning in life. Set in contemporary Japan, the novel offers an introspective look at the psyche of its protagonist, marked by alcohol and reflection.
Kenzaburō Ōe was a Japanese writer and a major figure in contemporary Japanese literature. His novels, short stories and essays, strongly influenced by French and American literature and literary theory, deal with political, social and philosophical issues, including nuclear weapons, nuclear power, social non-conformism, and existentialism. Ōe was awarded the 1994 Nobel Prize in Literature for creating "an imagined world, where life and myth condense to form a disconcerting picture of the human predicament today".
