Kenzaburō Ōe received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1994, making them laureate number 91 since the prize was first awarded in 1901.
They are one of 2 laureates from Japan.
Our pick for reading Kenzaburō Ōe for the first time is A Personal Matter.
One email on announcement day with the winner and where to start reading. Then one Nobel read a month.