The Vengeful Rat by Shuichiro Kono Iwanami Shoten (Released 1993/02) 322 pages / 20cm / B6 size ISBN 9784000028516 This is an ex-library book, so please refrain from purchasing if you are concerned about stickers, stamps, etc. Publisher's Content Information A businessman, haunted by the memory of his father, who lost a leg in the war and lived a quiet life, and his own attachment to the generation that protested against authority, witnesses an unforgivable betrayal and glamorous transformation by an old acquaintance. He then abandons everything to launch a counterattack. A powerful, long novel. Content Description His father, who lost a leg in the war, lived a quiet life as a bamboo craftsman. His mother was beautiful but didn't speak the local dialect and seemed distant. Memories of lonely days as a bullied boy. And the memory of a decisive betrayal by the generation that protested against authority. Masao Naya, who had abandoned his weakness and achieved a fulfilling life as a promising manager at a foreign-owned company, met an old acquaintance, a star at the university's medical school. The acquaintance's glamorous transformation and betrayal seemed unforgivable... A literary work by Toshio Kono, with revenge as its theme. - Title: The Vengeful Rat - Author: Toshio Kono - Publisher: Iwanami Shoten - Category: Literature/Novel Thank you for viewing.