In one of his earlier stories, this author depicts the protagonist's father's axe murder of a prisoner of war.
In one of his earlier stories, this author depicts the protagonist's father's axe murder of a prisoner of war. His novella The Day He Himself Shall Wipe My Tears Away criticized a contemporary who had recently failed in a right-wing coup, while Henry James's The Turn of the Screw inspired his novel Aghwee the Sea Monster. His 1958 novel about a group of reform-school boys trapped in a wooded valley won him the Akutagawa Prize, while another work depicts Mitsusaboro's return to his ancestral home. For 10 points-- name this Japanese author of A Personal Matter; Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids; and The Silent Cry.
In one of his earlier stories, this author depicts the protagonist's father's axe murder of a prisoner of war.
Kenzaburo {Oe}