This work ends with a police report declaring the protagonist missing, signed by his mother Shino.
A station worker in this novel mistakes the protagonist for a mountain climber with a painting set. This work ends with a police report declaring the protagonist missing, signed by his mother Shino. The protagonist creates a device to collect water after a failed attempt to catch a crow, and he also tries to escape by having sex in public with the title character, who responds by punching him in the stomach. The plot of this work is set into motion when the protagonist misses a bus back to his hometown while on an insect-collecting expedition. For 10 points, name this novel in which Niki Junpei is trapped in a sand pit by the titular widow, a work by Kobo Abe.
A station worker in this novel mistakes the protagonist for a mountain climber with a painting set.
The {Woman} in the {Dunes} [or {Suna no Onna}]