“‘Winnie-the-Pooh’ is the reason I married my wife.” — Kenzaburō Ōe Kenzaburo Oe, The Art of Fiction No. 195 Kenzaburo Oe in 2002. Kenzaburo Oe has devoted his life to taking certain subjects seriously—victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the struggles of the people of Okinawa, the challenges of the disabled, the discipline of… THEPARISREVIEW.ORG NATIONAL WINNIE THE POOH DAY – January 18 USA TODAY Oh, bother.