ABSTRACT
In this passage, O - e Kenzaburo-is referring to stories such as Nip the Buds,
Shoot the Kids, ‘Prize Stock’, ‘Kimyo-na shigoto’ (‘An Odd Job’, 1957), ‘Shisha no ogori’ (‘Lavish Are the Dead’, 1958), ‘Sheep’ and ‘Fui no oshi’ (‘Unexpected Muteness’, 1958).2
