New York: Grove Press, 1996. Author won the Nobel Prize in 1994. This novel was first published in Japanese 1990. Fine copy in unclipped Fine DJ (As New condition); in plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

A Quiet Life

Publisher

Grove Press, New York

Publication Date

1996

Language

English

ISBN 10

0802115977

ISBN 13

9780802115973

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First American Edition.

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Fine

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Modern Literature

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At the age of twenty, Ma-Chen, a young woman, is forced to redefine her family and her life when she finds herself the head of the household due to her father's acceptance of a visiting professorship at an American university. Tour.

About the Author

Kenzaburo Oe begins a visiting professorship at Princeton University in the fall of 1996.

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