" One character in this book imagines a nuclear holocaust that destroys all zoos, inspiring his brother to go to (*) Africa to catch elephants.
One character in this work watches a group of young men playing a game with "suffocating intensity of purpose" but little apparent enjoyment, and notes that the "Sea Urchin" tries especially hard. That character in this novel asks a priest if there's anything in a diary that might "offend a good pacifist." One character in this book imagines a nuclear holocaust that destroys all zoos, inspiring his brother to go to (*) Africa to catch elephants. A character in this work uses football to win the loyalty of the youths in the village, and feuds with his brother about the circumstances of S's death; that character in this novel encourages looting at a supermarket run by the Korean "Emperor," and reveals that his mentally disabled sister committed suicide due to their incestuous relationship. For 10 points, name this novel about Takashi and Mitsusaburo, by Kenzaburo Oe.
One character in this work watches a group of young men playing a game with "suffocating intensity of purpose" but little apparent enjoyment, and notes that the "Sea Urchin" tries especially hard.
The Silent Cry [or Man'en Gannen no Futtoboru, or Football in the First Year of Man’en or Football in 1860; accept Soccer in place of football]