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Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-199) and index
ch. 1. The frozen soul: sin and forgiveness in Miura Ayako's Freezing point -- ch. 2. The Seed must fall: two tales of self-sacrifice -- ch. 3. Aum, underground, and Murakami Haruki's Other side -- ch. 4. Literature of the soul: Ōe Kenzaburō's Somersault