One author from this country wrote of a criminal's attempt to climb the title string out of Hell before it breaks in "The Spider's Thread.
One author from this country wrote of a criminal's attempt to climb the title string out of Hell before it breaks in "The Spider's Thread." An eleventh-century lady-in-waiting from this country recorded her observations in The Pillow Book, while more recent novels from this country include 1Q84 and The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. Another author from this country wrote works such as (*) Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids and The Silent Cry influenced by his brain-damaged son, Hikari. For 10 points, identify this country which awards the Akutagawa Prize to upcoming writers, home to Haruki Murakami and Kenzaburo Oe and the birthplace of the haiku.
One author from this country wrote of a criminal's attempt to climb the title string out of Hell before it breaks in "The Spider's Thread.
{Japan} [accept word forms, like {Japanese}, etc; accept {Nippon}]