A Quiet Life Paperback - 1997
by Kenzaburo Oe; Kunioki Yanagishita (Translator); William Wetherall (Translator)
"A Quiet Life" is narrated by Ma-chan, a young woman who at the age of 20 gets caught up in an unusual family situation. Her father is a famous novelist; her older brother is brain-damaged but possesses a gift for music; and her mother's life is devoted to caring for them both. When her father is offered a visiting professorship in an American university, Ma-chan finds herself at the center of family relationships that she must begin to redefine.
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This all happened the year Father was invited to be a writer-in-residence at a university in California, and circumstances required that Mother accompany him.
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- Title A Quiet Life
- Author Kenzaburo Oe; Kunioki Yanagishita (Translator); William Wetherall (Translator)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st Pbk. Ed
- Pages 256
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Grove Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 1997-12-08
- ISBN 9780802135469 / 0802135463
- Weight 0.64 lbs (0.29 kg)
- Dimensions 8.25 x 5.49 x 0.68 in (20.96 x 13.94 x 1.73 cm)
- Reading level 1200
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: Asian - General
- Ethnic Orientation: Asian - Japanese
- Topical: Family
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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