¡Despertad, oh jóvenes de la nueva era!

by Kenzaburō Ōe

First published 2005 · 304 pages

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This is the Spanish edition of Ōe's novel known in English as Rouse Up, O Young Men of the New Age. It follows a writer, nicknamed Kogito, and his grown son Eeyore, who has a disability and loves music. Through their daily life, the narrator reflects on family, on the poet William Blake, and on how a father may understand a child who lives differently from him. Quiet and tender, it belongs to the long series of works inspired by Ōe's relationship with his son.

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