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What major event of the 20th century influenced Ōe's work about nuclear issues?

  • The Cold War

  • Hiroshima and Nagasaki

  • Chernobyl Disaster

  • Fukushima Disaster

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Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the devastating atomic bombings during World War II, profoundly impacted Japanese author Kenzaburō Ōe. The cataclysmic events led Ōe to grapple with the horrors of nuclear warfare and its far-reaching consequences, which became central themes in his literary works.
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