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Originally published
  
1983

Awards
  
Jiro Osaragi Prize

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Author
  
Kenzaburō Ōe

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Rouse Up, O Young Men of the New Age! (新しい人よ、眼ざめよ; Atarashii hito yo mezameyo) is a 1983 semi-autobiographical novel by Japanese author Kenzaburō Ōe, about his day-to-day life with his mentally handicapped son, Hikari (represented by an alter ego called "Eeyore") and the effect that William Blake's poetry has had on both his life and work.

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Plot summary

Ōe wishes to write a set of definitions to prepare handicapped children like his son for the real world. He struggles with definitions for concepts such as "death," only to learn that his son Eeyore has just as much to teach him about life. Ōe relates his interpretations of events with Eeyore in light of Blake's poetry, and discusses the influence of and similarities between Blake's work on his own.

Editions in English

(translated by John Nathan)

  • hardback ISBN 0-8021-1710-4
  • paperback ISBN 0-8021-3968-X
  • References

    Rouse Up O Young Men of the New Age! Wikipedia