The Changeling [electronic resource] : SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2011 MAN ASIAN LITERARY AWARD
Oe, Kenzaburo2014
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2011 MAN ASIAN LITERARY AWARD Kogito is a writer, and is in his sixties when he rekindles a childhood friendship with his estranged brother-in-law Goro. Goro sends Kogito a number of cassette tapes onto which he has recorded reflections about their friendship. But one night, Goro's message takes a profoundly unsettling turn: '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 rings to tell him that Goro has jumped to his death from the roof of a building. Kogito begins a search to understand what drove his brother-in-law to suicide. The Changeling takes readers from the forests of southern Japan to the streets of Berlin in a profound exploration of the ways in which the past - both real and imagined - affects our lives.
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Oe, Kenzaburo, Author
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[Place of publication not identified] : Atlantic Books, 2014
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1 online resource (1 text file)
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Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Kenzaburo Oe has won the Prix Europalia and the Nobel Prize for Literature, among many other awards. His translated works include Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids, A Quiet Life, Hiroshima Notes and A Personal Matter. He lives in Tokyo with his wife and three children. Rouse up, O Young Men of the New Age and Somersault are both published by Atlantic
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9781782395621
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English
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2907780
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