An East Gate Book Copyright © 1986 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 Wilson, Michiko N. The marginal world of Ōe Kenzaburō Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Ōe Kenzaburō, 1935- --Criticism and interpretation. I. Ōe Kenzaburō, 1935- . II. Title. PL858.E14Z98 1986 895.6′35 85-22150 ISBN 0-87332-343-2 (c) ISBN 1-56324-580-9 (p) 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. ∞ + ⃝ BM (c) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 BM (p) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -iv- |