After Kenzaburo Oe was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature for 1994, he was feted by the press, interviewed for television, and had just about all of his books reprinted, complete with tags proclaiming the recent honor conferred on him. ..... He could not have written (g) he did without having been born in Japan when he was, but readers do not have to be Japanese to appreciate and be profoundly touched by his work.
――弘前大学 前期日程(2月25日実施)――2003年