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**A Master Who Laid the Foundation of Modern Japanese Literature**
Kenzaburo Oe was one of the leading novelists of modern Japanese literature, active from the mid-Showa period to the late Heisei period. His works, characterized by rich imagination and a unique literary style, explored themes such as social and political issues, his life with his intellectually disabled eldest son, and the history and traditions of his hometown, a village nestled in a valley of Shikoku's forests.
**Representative Works**
* *The Silent Cry*
* *The Flood My Soul Is Subject To*
* *Women Listening to the "Rain Tree"*
**Nobel Prize in Literature**
In 1994, he became the second recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature in the history of Japanese literature.
**Major Works**
* *Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids*
* *A Personal Matter*
* *The Game of Contemporaneity*
* *Rouse Up, O Young Men of the New Age!*
* *An Echo of Heaven*
* *Burning Green Tree*
* *Changeling*
* *Death by Water*
**Q&A**
Q: What was he known for?
He was a supporter of post-war democracy and actively voiced his opinions on social issues both domestically and internationally.
Q: What are his famous works?
He has numerous representative works, including *Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids*.
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English Summary
**A master who laid the foundation of modern Japanese literature**
Kenzaburo Oe is one of the leading novelists of modern Japanese literature in Japan, and was active from the mid-Showa period to the late Heisei period. His works are drawn with a rich imagination and unique writing style, and explore themes such as social and political issues, coexistence with his mentally disabled eldest son, and the history and folklore of his hometown, a village in the forest valley of Shikoku.
**Representative work**
* “Football in the first year of Manen”
* “The flood is upon my soul”
* “Women Listening to “Rain Tree””
**Nobel Prize for Literature**
In 1994, he became the second person in the history of Japanese literature to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
**Main works**
* ``Sprout shoot''
* "Personal experience"
* “Contemporary Games”
* “Awake, new people!”
* “Letter to a nostalgic year”
* "Burning Green Tree"
* "Changeling"
* ``Death by drowning''
**Q&A**<
Q: What did you do?
He was a supporter of postwar democracy and actively spoke out on social issues both domestically and internationally.
Q: What are your famous works?
There are many representative works such as ``Meshiri Kotatsuri''.
Wikipedia：Kenzaburo Oe