Teach Us to Outgrow our madness Book by Kenzaburō Ōe (Farsi)

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Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness by Kenzaburō Ōe, first published in 1969, is a profound short story collection exploring memory, grief, and human complexity. In one story, a dying narrator recalls a childhood filled with hardship, humiliation, self-sacrifice, and revenge while finding solace in fragments of a comforting hymn. Another story depicts the crash of an African-American pilot’s plane in a Japanese village during World War II, with children perceiving him as a rare, forbidden presence. In a third story, the spirit of a child inexplicably appears on a young man’s first day at his first job, intertwining past and present. Ōe’s writing blends surrealism, moral reflection, and emotional intensity, highlighting the fragility and resilience of human life.

• Pages: 217
• Genre: Literary Fiction, Psychological Fiction, Philosophical Fiction
• Language(s): Persian
• ISBN: 9786008718581
• Book Cover Type: Paperback
• Persian Title: کتاب آن سوی دیوانگی

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