みずから我が涙をぬぐいたまう日

aka Mizukara Waga Namida o Nugui Tamau Hi

The Day He Himself Shall Wipe My Tears Away

AuthorKenzaburō Ōe

LanguageJapanese

Year1972

CountryJapan

GenreNovella / Light Novel / Graphic Novel

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The Day He Himself Shall Wipe My Tears Away is a novella by the Japanese author Kenzaburō Ōe, first published in Japanese in 1972. It has been translated into English by John Nathan and was published in 1977 together with Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness, Prize Stock and Aghwee the Sky Monster. The work deals with themes of militarism and emperor-worship through the reminiscences of an unreliable narrator.— Wikipedia