Along with Quicksand, he penned a nonfiction text on aesthetic values called In (*)
In one of his short stories, Seikichi drugs a beautiful woman in order to inscribe a spider on her back, and in another work Sonoko and Watanuki participate in a love triangle centered on Mitsuko. Along with Quicksand, he penned a nonfiction text on aesthetic values called In (*) Praise of Shadows. In one of his books, an engineer Westernizes his uneducated wife; which backfires when he falls under the complete control of that character, Naomi. Another of his works involves a search for a husband for Yukiko so that Taeko won't have sordid affairs and focuses on four siblings in Osaka. For 10 points, identify this Japanese author of Some Prefer Nettles and The Makioka Sisters.
In one of his short stories, Seikichi drugs a beautiful woman in order to inscribe a spider on her back, and in another work Sonoko and Watanuki participate in a love triangle centered on Mitsuko.
Junichiro {Tanizaki}