A Quiet Life Book by Kenzaburō Ōe (Farsi)

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A Quiet Life by Kenzaburō Ōe is an introspective novel exploring family responsibility, personal identity, and the quiet resilience of everyday life. The story follows twenty-year-old Ma‑chan during a pivotal summer when her parents travel to California, leaving her in Japan to care for her two brothers: Ivor, neurologically disabled but musically gifted, and O‑chan, the younger university-educated sibling. Ma‑chan navigates the challenges of managing Ivor’s seizures, supporting his music education with guidance from Mr. Shigeto, and completing her thesis on French writer Louis-Ferdinand Céline. Through her daily struggles and inner reflections, Ōe portrays Ma‑chan’s evolving understanding of her role within the family, her own identity, and the delicate balance between duty and self-discovery.

• Pages: 304
• Genre: Literary Fiction, Family Saga, Psychological Fiction
• Language(s): Persian
• ISBN: 9786008718352
• Book Cover Type: Paperback
• Persian Title: کتاب یک زندگی آرام

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