Quote of the day
The first duty towards children is to make them happy. If you have not made them so, you have wronged them. No other good they may get can make up for that.
Kenzaburō Ōe
Born: January 31, 1935
Died: March 3, 2023 (aged 88)
Bio: Kenzaburō Ōe was a Japanese writer and a major figure in contemporary Japanese literature. His novels, short stories and essays were strongly influenced by French and American literature and literary theory.
Known for:
- A Personal Matter (1964)
- The Silent Cry (1967)
- The Changeling (2000)
- Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids (1958)
- Hiroshima Notes (1965)