e Kenzabur is a representative of contemporary Japanese literature by virtue of his abundant powers of creativity. In a literary career extending over four decades he has produced a large number of fi...
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Critical Essay by Wayne Falke
When Bird [protagonist of A Personal Matter] makes his final choice [to reject an adventurous life in favor of tedious domesticity], he is fulfilling, not [an] imported ...
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In the following essay, Reinsma traces Ōe's treatment of existential matters in A Personal Matter and maintains that the novel is central to the author's oeuvre “for reason...
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In the following essay, Cargas argues that guilt functions as a major component of the Japanese psyche and Ōe's fiction, particularly in A Personal Matter.
The controversy over awardi...
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A Kansas man who admitted stealing from a charity founded by President Dwight Eisenhower has been sentenced to 20 months in federal prison.David Schlotzhauer also was ordered Thursday to pay $128,1...
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WELLINGTON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister
Helen Clark reshuffled her cabinet on Wednesday in a bid to
refresh her centre-left government, which is trailing in
opinion polls a year ...
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Under pressure to explain his religious faith to the American people, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama delivered a 45-minute speech today discussing his belief in Oprah Winfrey.In an ...
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E-mail messages between the Hawaii governor's former top aide and a man who was blackmailing him cannot be publicly released, a federal judge ruled.Gov. Linda Lingle's former chief of staff, Bob Aw...
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Tzipi Livni learned politics early as the daughter of a prominent hard-line activist. Starting out in intelligence, she has made a meteoric rise through Israeli politics and is now the biggest thre...
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With Gilbert Arenas slowed again by Chicago, the Washington Wizards relied on strong contributions from Caron Butler, Antonio Daniels and DeShawn Stevenson to beat the Bulls 113-103 Wednesday night...
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Tracy McGrady scored 25 of his 31 points in the second half and hit the go-ahead jumper to lift the Houston Rockets to an 84-77 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night.McGrady's long jumper ...
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A Florida man involved last year in an accident with a Porsche driven by oft-injured Carl Pavano has sued the New York Yankees' pitcher for injuries allegedly sustained in the crash, which the play...
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Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani said Tuesday that whether he was a practicing Catholic was a personal matter as he declined to answer questions about his religion.Addressing a town-...
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Kenzaburo Oe
Critical Essay by Wayne Falke
Ex-charity official gets 20-month term
