Kenzaburō Ōe

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/kenzabur-e

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1. When was Kenzaburō Ōe born?January 31, 1935
2. When did Kenzaburō Ōe die?March 3, 2023
3. Where was Kenzaburō Ōe born?Uchiko, Japan
4. What is the literary influences?French and American literature and literary theory, including existentialist philosophers
5. Who was Kenzaburō Ōe?Kenzaburō Ōe was a Japanese author who wrote stories about life’s big questions and won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
6. What big prize did Kenzaburō Ōe win?He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1994.

Human Predicament: The difficult, often challenging, circumstances and experiences inherent to human existence.
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