The Pinch Runner Memorandum
The Pinchrunner Memorandum (ピンチランナー調書, Pinchi rannā chōsho) is a 1976 novel by a
Plot summary
In the novel, the father of a mentally ill child meets another parent of another disabled child, who is known throughout the book as "Mori's Father". Mori's Father tells the narrator of a chain of
It seems Mori and his father have undertaken a mission to assassinate a certain Patron, who is manipulating and clashing two opposing youth groups, so that one of them may create a "dirty" nuclear bomb, threatening Tokyo and more, and thus place power into Patron's hands.
Literary significance & criticism
The novel reads like a feverish nightmare, and is full of unexpected twists and satire, yet it never neglects bringing to light the protagonists' emotional experiences and tragedies.[citation needed]
Ōe's personal life (his son