The title character of one of this author's works is overcome by a feeling of ecstasy while watching a woman clean a decapitated noseless head, after which he becomes obsessed with replicating that vision.
The title character of one of this author's works is overcome by a feeling of ecstasy while watching a woman clean a decapitated noseless head, after which he becomes obsessed with replicating that vision. Another character created by this man has her rebellious nature curbed by a beauty-destroying illness; that character had eloped with a man known as "Kei-boy" at age 19. Â The title character of another of his works suffers from painful neuralgia in his left hand and buys a(*) cat's-eye ring for Satsuko, the object of his obsession. One novel by this author of The Secret History of the Lord of Musashi sees Mrs. Itani attempt to play matchmaker for Yukiko, who eventually marries the architect Mimaki Minoru. For 10 points, identify this Japanese novelist who wrote Diary of a Mad Old Man and The Makioka Sisters.
The title character of one of this author's works is overcome by a feeling of ecstasy while watching a woman clean a decapitated noseless head, after which he becomes obsessed with replicating that vision.
Jun'ichiro Tanizaki [accept names in either order]