In one of this author's works, Shozo eschews the l
In one of this author's works, Shozo eschews the love of two women and devotes himself to his cat Lily.  In another of his stories, a woman pretends to be a Buddhist saint to pose for an artist, while in another, a woman drastically changes after getting the tattoo of a spider.  In another of his works a young engineer is obsessed with the title character, Naomi, while a later novel features a protagonist who dies from a stroke after sexual arousal.  In his most famous books, Kaname chooses a geisha-like mistress over his wife Misako, and a group of four women try to find a husband for Yukiko. FTP, name this Japanese author of Some Prefer Nettles and The Makioka Sisters.
In one of this author's works, Shozo eschews the love of two women and devotes himself to his cat Lily.  
Junichiro Tanizaki