In one story by this author, a man declares he detests people and recalls the recent deaths of his pet golden-crowned kinglets. In another story by this author, a man infatuated with the roundness of a girl's shoulder takes her talking arm home with him, exchanging it for his own. This author of "Of Birds and Beasts" and "One Arm" also wrote a book narrated by Eguchi, who visits the title location in order to spend the night with drugged young virgins. His protagonists include Shingo, an old man who becomes attracted to his son's wife Kikuko, and Shimamura, who has a l
In one story by this author, a man declares he detests people and recalls the recent deaths of his pet golden-crowned kinglets. In another story by this author, a man infatuated with the roundness of a girl's shoulder takes her talking arm home with him, exchanging it for his own. This author of "Of Birds and Beasts" and "One Arm" also wrote a book narrated by Eguchi, who visits the title location in order to spend the night with drugged young virgins. His protagonists include Shingo, an old man who becomes attracted to his son's wife Kikuko, and Shimamura, who has a liaison with the geisha Komako at a hot spring. For 10 points, name this Japanese author of The House of the Sleeping Beauties, The Sound of the Mountain, and Snow Country.
In one story by this author, a man declares he detests people and recalls the recent deaths of his pet golden-crowned kinglets.
Kawabata Yasunari [or Yasunari Kawabata]