She will receive an honorary Doctorate of Laws.
Kenzaburo Oe
The 1994 Nobel Prize of Literature recipient, Oe will receive an honorary Doctorate of Letters. Advertisement
Known for his mythical stories, including "Hiroshima Notes," "A Personal Matter" and "The Silent Cry," many consider Oe to be Japan's finest writer.
Oe graduated from Tokyo University with a degree in French Literature in 1959. He is currently the Samuel Fisher Professor at the Free University of Berlin.
Oe has received the 1989 Prix Europalia and many other international literary honors.
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