The protagonist of one of this author's novels was forced to read the Code of Manu in his youth. Hecreated a character who wishes to pick flowers for a dead black dog found at the top of a waterfall. Thatcharacter eventually retires to Gesshu Temple, while the protagonist goes to Chakri Palace to visit a Thaiprincess. In one of his works, Ying Chan and the nationalist Isao Iinuma are thought to be reincarnations ofthe protagonist's friend Kiyoaki Matsugae. Those aforementioned characters appear in a series includingRunaway Horses and Spring Sno
The protagonist of one of this author's novels was forced to read the Code of Manu in his youth. Hecreated a character who wishes to pick flowers for a dead black dog found at the top of a waterfall. Thatcharacter eventually retires to Gesshu Temple, while the protagonist goes to Chakri Palace to visit a Thaiprincess. In one of his works, Ying Chan and the nationalist Isao Iinuma are thought to be reincarnations ofthe protagonist's friend Kiyoaki Matsugae. Those aforementioned characters appear in a series includingRunaway Horses and Spring Snow. For 10 points, name this Japanese author of a tetralogy of novels aboutShigekuni Honda, The Sea of Fertility.
The protagonist of one of this author's novels was forced to read the Code of Manu in his youth.
Yukio Mishima