Brand new book bought for $1 at Columba College Fair.
Nobel Prize winner Kenzaburo Oe tells the riveting story of Marie Kuraki, a seductive, perverse intellectual whose two young sons, one retarded and one crippled, commit suicide. Thus begins Marie's intellectual, spiritual, and sexual journey to find meaning in this horrific tragedy. Oe, who draws a provocative but sympathetic portrait of Marie, supplements his narrative with old letters and journal entries from those whose lives she influenced.

Not really my kind of book. However it was beautifully written but as it is a translation some of the language seemed a bit forced, I am sure it would be much better in its original Japanese.
Is this a novel or is it fiction? The author seems to appear as himself in this book as does his son. Was Marie a real person? I shall have to do some research to find out.
Learn more about the author Here

I plan to leave this in Nonanz's mailbox this evening sometime.
Hope you enjoy it!

Got this from a bag of books boreal left in my letterbox