In one novel by this auth
In one novel by this author, the attempted rape of a fisher girl is prevented by the perpetrator being attacked by a swarm of hornets. That work is titled The Sound of Waves. In another work by this writer, the son of a Buddhist priest is haunted by a beautiful structure because of his physical imperfections, such as his stutter. That desire for beauty leads him to burn down that building. A cycle of novels by this author sees the young (*) Kiyoaki die outside the monastery of Satoko, and tells his friend Honda that he will "meet him beneath the falls" before his death, setting up the theme of reincarnation. For 10 points, name this Japanese author of The Temple of the Golden Pavilion and The Sea of Fertility who committed Seppuku after a failed coup.
In one novel by this author, the attempted rape of a fisher girl is prevented by the perpetrator being attacked by a swarm of hornets.
Yukio {Mishima} or Kimitake {Hiraoka}