A quiet life
| ISBN: | 0802115977, 9780802115973 |
| OCLC Number: | 246980424 |
| Material Type: | Fiction |
| Document Type: | Book |
| Author: | Kenzaburo Oe |
| Translator: | Kunioki Yanagishita, William Wetherall |
| Language: | en |
| Publisher: | Grove Press |
| Publication Place: | New York |
| Japanese Copyright Year: | 1990 |
| English Publication Date: | 1996 |
| Notes: | Japanese title: Shizuka-na-seikatsu. Contents: A quiet life, Abandoned children of this planet, The guide (Stalker), A robot's nightmare, Sadness of the novel, Diary as home |
| Abstract: | A Japanese novelist and his wife move to America, leaving the children behind. It befalls to the eldest daughter to look after a younger sister and a handicapped brother. The novel is a memoir of her experience. |
| Subjects: | Families, Japan, Fiction Japan, Fiction Kenzaburo Oe, Translations into English |