A Personal Matter
Grove Press, 1968. First printing of first American edition. Very Good condition in like DJ (small stains on front cover; spotting on top edge). Pages are clean and unmarked, and binding is fairly tight. Mylared.
Widely regarded as one of his most brilliant works, A Personal Matter by Nobel laureate Kenzaburo Oe probes the darkness and depravity of human nature as its protagonist -- Bird -- battles against desires for flesh, drink, and -- upon the birth of a disabled son -- his family itself. Item #3592
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