17 moments

1. Birth in Ōse

   1935-01-31 · Ōse, Uchiko, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

   Ōe was born in the former village of Ōse in Ehime Prefecture on Shikoku, the rural setting that remained foundational to his literary imagination. Coordinates represent present-day Uchiko, which absorbed the former village of Ōse.

2. High-school education

   1951-01-01 · Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

   Ōe began high school in Matsuyama, where he studied from 1951 through 1953. Coordinate represents Matsuyama; the cited text does not identify the particular school.

3. First move to Tokyo

   1953-01-01 · Tokyo, Japan

   At eighteen, Ōe made his first trip to Tokyo and spent a year at a preparatory school before university study. The year is derived from his 31 January 1935 birth date and the source's statement that this trip occurred at age 18; the preparatory school is unspecified.

4. French-literature studies at the University of Tokyo

   1954-01-01 · University of Tokyo, Hongō, Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan

   Ōe began studying French literature at the University of Tokyo under Kazuo Watanabe, a formative period for his writing and intellectual development. Coordinate is the Hongō campus, the university's principal campus; the cited text does not specify a campus.

5. Visit with Jean-Paul Sartre

   1961-01-01 · Paris, France

   During his European journey, Ōe visited Jean-Paul Sartre in Paris, reflecting Sartre's important influence on his work. The source gives the year but not a more precise date or Paris venue.

6. Hiroshima reporting visits

   1963-01-01 · Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

   Ōe began a sequence of visits to Hiroshima for the World Conference Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs. The encounters informed Hiroshima Notes and deepened his anti-nuclear engagement. The card is dated to the first supported year; the source supports multiple visits spanning 1963–1964 but does not give individual dates.

7. Harvard summer seminar

   1965-01-01 · Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

   While participating in Harvard University's international summer seminar, Ōe spent time in Cambridge and reflected on American political culture and literature.

8. Conversation in Greenwich Village

   1968-06-01 · Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

   During a United States visit, Ōe discussed Japanese politics, Okinawa, and nuclear-age morality with journalist Gerald Jonas and translator John Nathan in Greenwich Village. The June 1968 precision follows the article's publication date; the text does not identify the lounge.

9. Visiting professor in Mexico City

   1976-01-01 · El Colegio de México, Colonia Roma Norte, Mexico City, Mexico

   Ōe worked as a visiting professor at El Colegio de México, a stay that became important to his engagement with Latin American literature and Mexico. Coordinates represent El Colegio de México's then building at Guanajuato 125 in Colonia Roma Norte; the cited repository document is currently access-restricted by a CAPTCHA.

10. Semester at UC Berkeley

    1983-01-01 · University of California, Berkeley, California, United States

    Ōe spent a semester at the University of California, Berkeley, an experience he later recalled as part of his intellectual and literary development.

11. Nobel Prize award ceremony

    1994-12-10 · Stockholm Concert Hall, Stockholm, Sweden

    Ōe received the Nobel Prize in Literature at the Stockholm award ceremony, international recognition of his literary work.

12. Maruyama lectures at UC Berkeley

    1999-04-01 · University of California, Berkeley, California, United States

    Ōe returned to Berkeley to deliver the inaugural Maruyama Lecture and a second public lecture on his development as a writer.

13. Lecture at Haus der Kulturen der Welt

    1999-11-25 · Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany

    While serving as a Samuel Fischer visiting professor in Berlin, Ōe lectured on contemporary Japanese cultural conditions and discussed them with scholar Peter Pörtner. Quote is in German; it records that Ōe gave a lecture and discussion at the House of World Cultures on 25 November 1999.

14. Harvard degree ceremony with Noam Chomsky

    2001-01-01 · Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

    Ōe attended a Harvard degree ceremony, where he sat beside Noam Chomsky; the encounter prompted their later published exchange of letters. The 2002 publication identifies the ceremony as occurring 'last year'; the source does not give its precise date or Harvard venue.

15. Osaka District Court news conference

    2008-03-28 · Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

    After the Osaka District Court rejected the Okinawa Notes damages suit, Ōe spoke at a news conference in Osaka. Coordinate represents the Osaka District Court area; the news-conference venue is not specified.

16. Reading at the Japan Cultural Institute

    2008-11-04 · Japan Cultural Institute, Cologne, Germany

    

    Ōe appeared at the Japan Cultural Institute in Cologne for a public reading and lecture during a German visit. The cited image file dates the appearance to 4 November 2008; the Japan Foundation additionally records that he gave a public reading and lecture there that month.

17. Anti-nuclear rally speech

    2013-03-09 · Tokyo, Japan

    Ōe spoke at a major anti-nuclear rally in Tokyo and joined the demonstration march, continuing his public opposition to restarting nuclear reactors. The source identifies the event as a central-Tokyo park rally but does not name the park; coordinates represent central Tokyo.