みずから我が涙をぬぐいたまう日

Also known as: Mizukara Waga Namida o Nugui Tamau Hi

Author

Kenzaburō Ōe

Language

Japanese

Year

1972

Country

Japan

Genre

Novella / Short Novel / Light 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.