This author of "The Dancing Girl of Izu" wrote about a man who feigns knowledge of Western ballets at a hot spring, where he has an affair with the geisha Komako.
This author wrote a story in which the narrator always stares at people next to him, a problem which developed from him staring at his blind grandfather who would never face the north. This author of "A Sunny Place" wrote a story in which the narrator travels with a group of people who will honor the 49th day since their premature baby's death. That narrator sees the drum-playing title character running (*) naked from a shower and realizes she is only a child. This author also wrote a novel in which the hairy birthmark of Chikako disgusts the protagonist, who has an affair with his father's old mistress, Mrs. Ota. This author of "The Dancing Girl of Izu" wrote about a man who feigns knowledge of Western ballets at a hot spring, where he has an affair with the geisha Komako. For 10 points, name this author of the Palm-of-the-Hand Stories, Thousand Cranes, and Snow Country.
This author wrote a story in which the narrator always stares at people next to him, a problem which developed from him staring at his blind grandfather who would never face the north.
Yasunari Kawabata