In another chapter of this work, Katherina Kyrilenko leaves for Germany aboard the Scharnhorst.
One character in this novel is saved from a flood by a photographer who later dies of gangrene he contracted during ear-infection surgery. That character claims that the store she owns will be the pathway to the United States and learns about a liaison with a man with the unlikely name of Vronsky. Early in this book, a character gets a Vitamin B shot for her sluggishness. In another chapter of this work, Katherina Kyrilenko leaves for Germany aboard the Scharnhorst. One character in this work is a successful doll-maker, an occupation she abandons to go to sewing school. In one section of this work, Teinosuke and another character take a tour of the Brocade Bridge and watch the cherry blossoms. The beauty parlor owner Itani introduces a number of potential marriage prospects for this novel's main characters. This novel ends with the marriage of Mimaki and Yukiko. For 10 points, name this novel whose other title characters are Tsuruko, Sachiko, and Taeko, a work by Junichiro Tanizaki
One character in this novel is saved from a flood by a photographer who later dies of gangrene he contracted during ear-infection surgery.
The Makioka Sisters [or Sasameyuki; or Light Snow ]