{"product_id":"a-personal-matter-paperback","title":"A Personal Matter - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKenzaburo Oe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Nathan\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKenzaburo Oe, the winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize for Literature, is internationally acclaimed as one of the most important and influential post-World War II writers, known for his powerful accounts of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and his own struggle to come to terms with a mentally handicapped son. The Swedish Academy lauded Oe for his poetic force [that] creates an imagined world where life and myth condense to form a disconcerting picture of the human predicament today. His most popular book, A Personal Matter is the story of Bird, a frustrated intellectual in a failing marriage whose Utopian dream is shattered when his wife gives birth to a brain-damaged child. \"In writing novels there is no substitute for maturity and moral awareness. Kenzaburo Oe has both.\"--Alan Levensohn, Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 214\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 8.12 x 5.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 13, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42689351319615,"sku":"9780802150615","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/891c3bc3d3f4c49fda60c66b116bea65.webp?v=1764985288","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/a-personal-matter-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}