Rouse Up O Young Men of the New Age! bookcover

Rouse Up O Young Men of the New Age!

Kenzaburo Oe 

(Author)

John Nathan 

(Translator)
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Description

Wise and illuminating, Rouse Up O Young Men of the New Age! is a masterpiece from one of the world's finest writers, Kenzaburo Oe -- winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. K is a famous writer living in Tokyo with his wife and three children, one of whom is mentally disabled. K's wife confronts him with the information that this child, Eeyore, has been doing disturbing things -- behaving aggressively, asserting that he's dead, even brandishing a knife at his mother -- and K, given to retreating from reality into abstraction, looks for answers in his lifelong love of William Blake's poetry. As K struggles to understand his family and assess his responsibilities within it, he must also reevaluate himself -- his relationship with his own father, the political stances he has taken, the duty of artists and writers in society. A remarkable portrait of the inexpressible bond between this father and his damaged son, Rouse Up O Young Men of the New Age! is the work of an unparalleled writer at his sparkling best.

Product Details

PublisherGrove Press
Publish DateFebruary 07, 2003
Pages272
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9780802139689
Dimensions8.3 X 5.6 X 0.7 inches | 0.7 pounds

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