a personal matter kenzaburo oë fiction,signed

first us edition, signed to bookplate in both english and kanji, 1968. translated from the japanese by john nathan. kenzaburo oë, awarded the 1994 nobel prize in literature, is celebrated for illustrating the psycho-social effects of the hiroshima bombing on post-war japan. 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. 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: some slight wear to joint. unclipped ($5.00). near fine-.