Personal Experience
by K
About This Novel
Nobel Prize winner in Literature Kenzaburo Oe created this book based on his personal experience. It is a milestone in Oe's literature and a profound record of seeking redemption. With the birth of a disabled baby, "Bird", as a father, falls into a moral dilemma. He dreamed of going on an adventure trip to Africa, but he was deeply afraid that he would be tied to the baby, but he did not dare to end his life with his own hands, so he chose to escape. Bird abandoned the newborn in the hospital, hoping that he would weaken and die, while he went into the tender home of his old lover Himiko, numbing himself with sex and wine. How should a bird trapped in self-purgatory find a way out of life? "Even in personal experience, as long as a person gradually goes deeper into the cave of experience, he will eventually come to the shortcut to see the universal reality of mankind."
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Official(4)Scraped 1d ago
What kind of book is this?
Bird has given up or postponed his ideals for the sake of responsibility. There is a certain contrast with Strickland. Maybe it's cultural differences or something else. I don't know.
well
I will tell you after reading it how shallow and artificial it is
Mainly to complete the task
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Community(0)
Official(4)Scraped 1d ago
What kind of book is this?
Bird has given up or postponed his ideals for the sake of responsibility. There is a certain contrast with Strickland. Maybe it's cultural differences or something else. I don't know.
well
I will tell you after reading it how shallow and artificial it is
Mainly to complete the task
