Kojinteki na Taiken
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Kojinteki na Taiken is the Japanese title of Kenzaburō Ōe’s novel "A Personal Matter," a dark, introspective work about a man confronting the birth of his brain-damaged child.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literaryWork
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptationStatus | known primarily as a novel (no major film adaptation widely recognized) ⓘ |
| author | Kenzaburō Ōe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedAuthor | Kenzaburō Ōe Nobel Prize in Literature (1994) (author, not specific work) ⓘ |
| containsCharacterType |
brain-damaged infant
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estranged wife ⓘ former girlfriend ⓘ young father ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| criticalReception | highly acclaimed in Japanese literature ⓘ |
| culturalContext | postwar Japanese society ⓘ |
| EnglishTitle | A Personal Matter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEditionLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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novel ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasEnglishEdition | A Personal Matter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
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multiple languages ⓘ |
| influencedBy | author’s personal experience with disabled child ⓘ |
| languageOfFirstPublication | Japanese ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postwar Japanese literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Bird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dark introspective tone
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exploration of ethical conflict around disabled child ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | around 200–250 pages (varies by edition) ⓘ |
| plotFocus | man confronting birth of brain-damaged child ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| publisherCountry | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedAuthorWork | Kenzaburō Ōe’s autobiographical themes ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Silent Cry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanization | Kojinteki na Taiken ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
parent of disabled child
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psychological turmoil ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
disability
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escape from responsibility ⓘ existential crisis ⓘ fatherhood ⓘ moral dilemma ⓘ personal growth ⓘ responsibility ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | postwar Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleInJapanese | 個人的な体験 ⓘ |
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