"[Mr. Okamoto] and Mr. Chiba
spoke with Piscine Molitar Patel, in English, for close to three hours, taping
the conversation. What follows are excerpts from the verbatim transcript.
I am grateful to Mr. Okamoto for having made available to me a copy of
the tape and of his final report. For the sake of clarity I have indicated who
is speaking when it is not immediately apparent. Portions printed in a
different font were spoken in Japanese, which I had translated" (290).
What is Martel-the-author doing here? Why would he have Martel-the-narrator choose to use a transcript for the novel's ending? You may want to connect to the reason/nonreason duality.
p.s. Why do I keep needing to differentiate between Martel-the-narrator and Martel-the-author?
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