That character enjoys hunting cicadas and staring at naked people in public baths.
This novel contains a digression about the history of using peacocks as food, and its protagonist becomes entangled in a sticky mess of ricecakes. That character enjoys hunting cicadas and staring at naked people in public baths. One character in this work has an uncle who carries an "iron fan" with him and is from Shizuoka, while a friend of Tofu Ochi grinds away at crystal balls to complete his PhD thesis on "The Effects of Ultra-Violet Rays on the Electro Movement Action of the Frog's Eyeball" because of a deal which would allow him to marry Tomiko Kaneda. The title character gets drunk and drowns himself in a rain barrel while praying to Buddha, and is owned by Sensei Kushami. For ten points, name this novel by Natsume Soseki narrated by the title animal.
This novel contains a digression about the history of using peacocks as food, and its protagonist becomes entangled in a sticky mess of ricecakes.
I {Am} a {Cat}