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Oe, Kenzaburo. A HEALING FAMILY.
$250.00
New York: Kodansha International, (1996)
First US printing. Oe’s first book published after winning the Nobel Prize for Literature, a very personal nonfiction account which presents an intimate portrait of his son, born with a brain deformity, and reflects on the challenges and pleasures of raising a handicapped person and the healing power of the family – and ultimately the joy of seeing his son find his voice in music.
SIGNED twice by Oe on the title page, in Japanese and English characters, and uncommon thus. Illustrated with drawings of the family, including a section in full color, by Yukari Oe, his wife. Translated from the Japanese by Stephen Snyder. Laid in is a flyer for the book signing event in NYC. 146 pp
Fine in a very near fine dust jacket.
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