Name: the changeling (in English)
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Author: Kenzaburo Oe
ISBN: 9780802145239

Type

Physical Book

Author

Kenzaburo Oe

Translated by

Deborah Boehm

Publisher

Grove Press

Year

2011

Language

English

Pages

480

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.8 x 13.7 x 3.0 cm

Weight

0.52 kg.

ISBN

080214523X

ISBN13

9780802145239

Synopsis "the changeling (in English)"

Oe introduces Kogito Choko, a writer in his early sixties, as he rekindles a childhood friendship with his estranged brother-in-law, the renowned filmmaker Goro Hanawa. Goro sends Kogito a trunk of tapes he has recorded of reflections about their friendship, but as Kogito is listening one night, he hears something odd. I'm going to head over to the Other Side now, Goro says, and then Kogito hears a loud thud. After a moment of silence, Goro's voice continues: But don't worry, I'm not going to stop communicating with you. Moments later, Kogito's wife rushes in; Goro has jumped to his death. With that, Kogito begins a far-ranging search to understand what drove his brother-in-law to suicide. His quest takes him from the forests of southern Japan to the washed-out streets of Berlin, where Kogito confronts the ghosts from his own past and that of his lifelong, but departed, friend.

Kenzaburo Oe

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(Ose, 1935 - Tokio, 2023) fue el símbolo y el portavoz de su generación y uno de los grandes escritores japoneses de nuestro tiempo. Obtuvo los galardones literarios más importantes de su país, ratificados en 1989 por el Europalia de la Comunidad Europea y en 1994 por el Premio Nobel de Literatura. En 2007, obtuvo la máxima condecoración francesa, la Legión de Honor.

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