One of the last chapters in this novel is a letter from the narrator's wife, in which she accuses him of needing a mirror, because "any stranger is for you simply a mirror in which to reflect yourself."
While riding a streetcar with a revolver in his pocket, the narrator of this novel brushes up against a young girl, an action which he then considers both "shameful" and "an extremely important key to my subsequent actions." One of the last chapters in this novel is a letter from the narrator's wife, in which she accuses him of needing a mirror, because "any stranger is for you simply a mirror in which to reflect yourself." In this novel, commentaries by the narrator are set off in sections titled "Excursus," and this novel itself is divided into three parts, which are titled after the black, white, and grey notebooks respectively. The narrator of this novel visit's "K's Molecular Chemistry Institute," to get treatment for the scars left over from a liquid oxygen explosion, but later decides to create a mask for himself, which he then uses to seduce his estranged wife. For 10 points, identify this novel about a disfigured scientist, written by Kobo Abe.
While riding a streetcar with a revolver in his pocket, the narrator of this novel brushes up against a young girl, an action which he then considers both "shameful" and "an extremely important key to my subsequent actions.
The Face of Another or Tanin no kao