A character created by this author has his face swollen by mosquito bites a
A character created by this author has his face swollen by mosquito bites after finding that his bed has been filled with grasshoppers. In a novel by this author, a robber steals a box of yams from the house of a man who is frequently annoyed by the baseballs thrown into his yard by students at the school next-door. A novel by this author follows an artist who imagines painting Ophelia drowning before catching sight of (*) O-Nami in a country bathhouse. In one of his novels, Red Shirt and the Clown are beaten up for visiting a brothel by Porcupine and the title teacher. In another novel by this author, Mr. Sneeze owns an animal which gets drunk and drowns in a water barrel. For 10 points, name this Japanese author of Kusamakura, Botchan, and I am a Cat.
A character created by this author has his face swollen by mosquito bites after finding that his bed has been filled with grasshoppers.
Natsume Sōseki [accept names in either order; accept Natsume Kinnosuke]