Kenzaburo Oe's new novel, 'The Changeling,' is his first to be published in English since 2004. On the surface; and contrary to Oe's own opinions of his writing style and content, Oe is one of Japan's least Japanese authors - his recent work is more akin to the later writings of Philp Roth: in this sense his work has a determinedly Western feel - incorporating elements of reference markedly at odds with those commonly associated with his homeland. Oe's writing is highly imagined - autobiographical elements are woven into the fabric of his, often existentially derived prose - more than anything though, his is a world concerned with order, dignity in that order and the ambiguities created by it.
'The Changeling' is available to purchase soon in the UK.
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