Copyright © 1994 by M. E. Sharpe, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher, M. E. Sharpe, Inc., 80 Business Park Drive, Armonk, New York 10504. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ōe, Kenzaburō, 1935-- [Pinchi rannā chōsho. English] The pinch runner memorandum / Oe Kenzaburo; translated by Michiko N. Wilson and Michael K. Wilson p. cm. "An East gate book" ISBN 1-56324-183-8. -- ISBN 1-56324-184-6 (pbk.) I. Title. PL858.E14P513 1993 93-16114 895.6'35--dc20 CIP Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences-- Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z 39.48-1984. MV (c) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 MV (p) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -iv- |