{"product_id":"a-personal-matter-0802150616","title":"A Personal Matter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0802150616\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oe, Kenzaburo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKenzaburo Oe, the winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize for Literature, is internationally acclaimed as one of the most important and influential post-World War II writers, known for his powerful accounts of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and his own struggle to come to terms with a mentally handicapped son. The Swedish Academy lauded Oe for his \"poetic force [that] creates an imagined world where life and myth condense to form a disconcerting picture of the human predicament today.\" His most popular book, A Personal Matter is the story of Bird, a frustrated intellectual in a failing marriage whose Utopian dream is shattered when his wife gives birth to a brain-damaged child. In writing novels there is no substitute for maturity and moral awareness. Kenzaburo Oe has both.Alan Levensohn, Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51881398698272,"sku":"NEW0802150616","price":12.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/61q2h2x5g1L.jpg?v=1781822522","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/a-personal-matter-0802150616","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}