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O^E Kenzaburo. A COLLECTION OF (PREDOMINANTLY) EARLY WORKS BY OE KENZABURO, NOBEL PRIZE WINNER. TWENTY-ONE FIRST EDITIONS, INCLUDING FOUR SIGNED TITLES: 1. O^E, Kenzaburo. SHISHA NO OGORI. Tokyo, Bungei Shunju^, 1958, First printing, 8vo. Tan boards in printed dustwrapper. A bit foxed and stained in fine dustwrapper. O^e's first appearance in book form. This volume of very early stories also includes his important stories "SHIIKU" ["The Catch"] and "TANIN NO ASHI" ["SOMEONE ELSE"S FEET"]. "SHISHA NO OGORI" had first appeared in Bungakukai the year before as O^E's first appearance in print. Later translated as "LAVISH ARE THE DEAD" and published in the Evergreen Review in 1965. 2. O^E, Kenzaburo. MIRU MAE NI TO^BE. Tokyo, Shincho^sha, 1958. First Printing, 8vo. Red cloth in printed dustwrapper. A selection of short stories, here published in book form for the first time. Shincho^sha obviously rushed these stories into print, capitalizing on young O^e's celebrity after he won the Akutagawa Prize earlier in the year for SHIIKU. The stories first appeared in 1958 in Shincho^ magazine. The title story is usually translated as "LEAP BEFORE YOU LOOK." "FUI NO OSHI" ["UNEXPECTED MUTENESS"], on the vicissitudes of human communication, has been translated into many languages since. A very important collection here in very good or better condition. 3. O^E, Kenzaburo. WARERA NO JIDAI. NOTRE EPOQUE. Tokyo, Chu^o^ Ko^ronsha, 1959. First edition of O^e's second novel, the title of which is usually translated OUR GENERATION. 8vo., softcovers with self-wrappers, in the original slipcase with belly-band. Near fine. 4. O^E Kenzaburo. KODOKU NA SEINEN NO KYUKA. Tokyo, Shincho^sha, 1960. First Edition., 8vo. Cloth over boards, in printed slipcase. Collection of fiction. Fine. 5. O^E KENZABURO-SHU^ Tokyo, Chikuma Shobo^, 1960, 8vo., First thus. Very early and unusual collection of O^e stories, published as number 12 in the series SHINSETSU BUNGAKU SO^SHO. Stiff, Fine Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of O^E Kenzaburo : COLLECTION OF TWENTY-ONE FIRST EDITIONS, INCLUDING FOUR SIGNED TITLES. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres illustrées, first editions, libri rari, collectables and livres rares. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |