Round 6: Tossup 17

At the end of a novel by this author, a man intends to look up the word “forbearance” in a dictionary presented to him by Mr. Delchef. In a novel by this author, the map collecting protagonist is fired for vomiting at his job as a cram school teacher. A one-eyed character (15[1])created by this author organizes an American football league in his home village, whose members later loot a (*) supermarket owned by “the Emperor.” (10[2])This author wrote a semi-autobiographical novel about Bird’s struggles after his son Hikaru (10[1])is born (10[1])with a brain hernia. For 10 points, name this Japanese novelist of The Silent Cry (-5[1])and A Personal Matter. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Kenzaburō Ōe [or Ōe Kenzaburō]
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