Shortly before that, the title character begins to hemorrhage from pregnancy around the same time that the protagonist discovers that his failed (*) crow-trap accumulates water.
The film adaptation of this novel opens with shots of fingerprints and passport stamps. The protagonist is described in a dossier as an introvert who isn't socially inept, but does possess a "psychological venereal disease." At its end, a correspondence from his mother Shino reveals that he has been missing for seven years. Shortly before that, the title character begins to hemorrhage from pregnancy around the same time that the protagonist discovers that his failed (*) crow-trap accumulates water. The "city woman" is contrasted with the title character, whose house is accessed by a rope ladder by the protagonist after he misses the last bus back from the coast. The title sand shoveller almost tempts her lover to give up entomology. For 10 points, identify this novel about Niki Jumpei, the masterwork of Kobo Abe.
The film adaptation of this novel opens with shots of fingerprints and passport stamps.
Woman in the {Dunes} [or {Suna no onna}; accept equivalents to {sand girl}]