← Oe KenzaburoNip the Buds Shoot the Kidsby Oe KenzaburoFable of abandoned children surviving in wartime forest through wildernessFind on Amazon↗About the authorOe KenzaburoNobel Prize-winning novelist whose work grapples with war, disability, and Japan's postwar identity. His deeply personal fiction, particularly A Personal Matter, established him as Japan's foremost voice of moral conscience.More by Oe KenzaburoA Personal MatterNovel of a man confronting paternity and disability in postwar Japan→The Silent CryEpic account of brothers returning to village to orchestrate rural rebellion→Rouse Up O Young Men of the New AgeMeditation on generational trauma through protagonist's relationship with mentor→