This is a virtuoso novel of extraordinary power that returns to the themes that haunt so much of Oe's work: family, responsibility, writing and the experience of being a parent to a disabled child.K is a famous writer living in Tokyo with his wife and three children, one of whom has been, since birth, mentally disabled.A highly cerebral man who often retreats from everyday life into his own world of abstraction - usually the poetry of William Blake - K is confronted by his wife with the reality that his child, Eeyore, has ...
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This is a virtuoso novel of extraordinary power that returns to the themes that haunt so much of Oe's work: family, responsibility, writing and the experience of being a parent to a disabled child.K is a famous writer living in Tokyo with his wife and three children, one of whom has been, since birth, mentally disabled.A highly cerebral man who often retreats from everyday life into his own world of abstraction - usually the poetry of William Blake - K is confronted by his wife with the reality that his child, Eeyore, has been doing disturbing things: behaving aggressively, asserting he's dead, even brandishing a knife at his mother. K's struggle to understand his family and his place within it, leads him to a startling re-evaluation of himself, his attitudes and his responsibilities. Bittersweet, inspiring and sometimes hilarious, Rouse Up is the work of an unparalleled writer at his dazzling best.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Good. Hardcover This item shows wear from consistent use but remains in good readable condition. It may have marks on or in it, and may show other signs of previous use or shelf wear. May have minor creases or signs of wear on dust jacket. Packed with care, shipped promptly.
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Very good. Grove Press, 1986, 1st printing, 259 pages, tight, square hardcover in a very good price clipped dust jacket, no owner's mark or underlining, very light wear.
