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A Personal Matter

novel by Kenzaburō Ōe
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A Personal Matter

Summary

A Personal Matter is a literary work[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • A Personal Matter authored Kenzaburō Ōe[3].
  • A Personal Matter received the Shinchosha literature award[4].
  • A Personal Matter's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • A Personal Matter's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[6].
  • A Personal Matter's country of origin is recorded as Japan[7].
  • A Personal Matter was released on 1964[8].
  • A Personal Matter's translator is recorded as John Nathan[9].
  • A Personal Matter's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '個人的な体験'}[10].
  • A Personal Matter's different from is recorded as A Personal Matter[11].
  • A Personal Matter's form of creative work is recorded as novel[12].

Body

Authorship and Creation

A Personal Matter authored Kenzaburō Ōe[3].

Publication

A Personal Matter was released on 1964[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[6].

Reception

A Personal Matter received the Shinchosha literature award[4].

Why It Matters

A Personal Matter has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

FAQs

What awards did A Personal Matter receive?

Honors received include Shinchosha literature award[4].

Related Entities

Japan Kenzaburō Ōe literary work

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Architextual · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → novel by Kenzaburō Ōe
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  2. 10w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → Japanese
    Country of origin → Japan
    Different from → A Personal Matter
    Form of creative work → novel
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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