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Author: Oe Kenzaburo

  • Somersault : a novel

    Ten years after recanting their teachings and abandoning their zealous and violent congregation, two men known only as the Patron and Guide of Humankind seek to overcome a radical faction while leading peaceful followers toward a new future.

  • The changeling

    Late in his life, writer Kogito Choko reconnects with his estranged friend, the filmmaker Goro Hanawa. Goro’s subsequent suicide causes Kogito to examine and reexamine Goro’s life for clues that will lead him to understand his friend’s path.