One author from this country wrote about a criminal whose climb to heaven is ended when he refuses to let others follow behind him on the title object. This home to the author of "The Spider's Thread" had an author write about a group of children confined to a plague-stricken village. Another writer from this country wrote a work titled after a mechanical toy about (*) Toru Okada. For 10 points, name this nation home to Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids and The Wind-Up Bird C
One author from this country wrote about a criminal whose climb to heaven is ended when he refuses to let others follow behind him on the title object. This home to the author of "The Spider's Thread" had an author write about a group of children confined to a plague-stricken village. Another writer from this country wrote a work titled after a mechanical toy about (*) Toru Okada. For 10 points, name this nation home to Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids and The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle authors Kenzaburo Oe and Haruki Murakami.
One author from this country wrote about a criminal whose climb to heaven is ended when he refuses to let others follow behind him on the title object.
{Japan} [or {Nihon}-{koku}; or {Nippon}-{koku}]