Prologue : The rules of Tagame -- One hundred days of quarantine (I) -- This fragile thing called man -- Terrorism and gout -- One hundred days of quarantine (II) -- Trial by turtle -- The peeping toms -- Epilogue : Outside over there
Summary
Late in his life, writer Kogito Choko reconnects with his estranged friend, the filmmaker Goro Hanawa. Goro's subsequent suicide causes Kogito to examine and reexamine Goro's life for clues that will lead him to understand his friend's path
Notes
Originally published in Japanese as Chenjiringu, Tokyo : Kōdansha, 2000