Attempting to woo his love interest, the protagonist of this novel buys a beige suede handbag, an automobile, and a three million yen diamond ring.
Attempting to woo his love interest, the protagonist of this novel buys a beige suede handbag, an automobile, and a three million yen diamond ring. That love interest attracts the affections of two other men: the protagonist's nephew Haruhisha and his son Jokichi. Though the novel ends with reports by the nurse Sasaki and the protagonist's daughter Itsuko, most of it is narrated by the title character who lusts after his daughter-in-law Satsuko. For 10 points-- name this novel in which Tokusuke Utsugi chronicles his life from June to November of 1960, a work by Junichiro Tanizaki.
Attempting to woo his love interest, the protagonist of this novel buys a beige suede handbag, an automobile, and a three million yen diamond ring.
{Diary of a Mad Old Man} or {Futen Rojin Nikki}