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Japan’s Kenzaburo Oe, awarded Nobel for poetic fiction, dies

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Nobel literature laureate Kenzaburo Oe, whose darkly poetic novels were built from his childhood memories during Japan’s postwar occupation and from being the parent of a disabled son, has died. He was 88. Oe was a leading liberal voice in Japan who challenged the conformity of modern society.

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Times of India

Nobel prize-winner Kenzaburo Oe, dead at 88, used words to preach pacifism

Rest of World News: TOKYO: Kenzaburo Oe, who won Japan its second Nobel Prize for literature with books about pacifism and his disabled son, has died.

1 year ago·India

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BBC News

Nobel prize-winning author Kenzaburo Oe dies

The 88-year-old wrote books about pacifism and coping with a son who had learning difficulties.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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News18 India

Nobel Laureate Kenzaburo Oe, Who Wrote of War and His Son, Dies at 88

Ten years old when Japan was defeated in World War Two, Oe was scarred by his memories, which included being asked in school every day if he was willing to die for the Emperor and feeling shame when realising in bed at night that he wasn't.

1 year ago·India

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The Guardian

Kenzaburo Oe, Nobel prize-winning Japanese writer, dies aged 88

Fiction and essays tackled subjects including militarism and nuclear disarmament, innocence and trauma

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

Japan’s Nobel-winning novelist Kenzaburo Oe dies at 88

The pacifist and anti-nuclear novelist was the second Japanese writer to win a Nobel Prize for literature.

1 year ago·India

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CTV News

Japan's Kenzaburo Oe, awarded Nobel for poetic fiction, dies

Nobel literature laureate Kenzaburo Oe, whose darkly poetic novels were built from his childhood memories during Japan's postwar occupation and from being the parent of a disabled son, has died. He was 88.

1 year ago·Canada

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