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- Kenzaburō Ōe was born on January 31, 1935 in Oose, Japan. He was a writer, known for Upland, Warera no jidai (1959) and The Catch (1961). He was married to Yukari itami. He died on March 3, 2023 in Japan.
- SpouseYukari itami(1960 - present) (his death, 3 children)
- Was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1994.
- His wife is a younger sister of late Itami, Juzo. Oe and Itami had studied in the same high school in Matsuyama, and long been friends till Itami's death.
- He studied French literature at the University of Tokyo.
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