The end of this novel features a discussion of Chijimi linens as well as a scene in which a main character falls and "the Milky Way flow[s] down inside him with a roar," which follows the burning of a silk warehouse used as a movie theater. Its protagonist claims to be an expert on Western ballet, but has never seen an actual performance. While on a train to an onsen town, the protagonist encounters a tubercular man and a woman, who later offers to be his maid, Yukio and Yoko. For 10 points, name this Yasunari Kawabata novel in which the geisha Komako has an affair with Shimamura, while hangin
The end of this novel features a discussion of Chijimi linens as well as a scene in which a main character falls and "the Milky Way flow[s] down inside him with a roar," which follows the burning of a silk warehouse used as a movie theater. Its protagonist claims to be an expert on Western ballet, but has never seen an actual performance. While on a train to an onsen town, the protagonist encounters a tubercular man and a woman, who later offers to be his maid, Yukio and Yoko. For 10 points, name this Yasunari Kawabata novel in which the geisha Komako has an affair with Shimamura, while hanging out at hot springs in the titular wintery region.
The end of this novel features a discussion of Chijimi linens as well as a scene in which a main character falls and "the Milky Way flow[s] down inside him with a roar," which follows the burning of a silk warehouse used as a movie theater.
Snow Country [accept Yukiguni]