Quote of the day
If you do not accuse each other, God will not accuse you. If you have no accuser you will enter heaven. . . . What many people call sin is not sin; I do many things to break down superstition, and I will break it down.
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)