For 10 points, name this Japanese author of The Master of Go, Thousand Cranes, and Snow Country.
A character created by this author embarks on a trip to hear some New Year's bells but ends up meeting the love of his youth, who inspired him to write A Girl of Sixteen but is now in a lesbian relationship with her artistic protege. This author drew on his experiences as a journalist to write a novel covering a six month long game between an older man and a younger man that is broken open by the sealed move made on black's 121st play. This author of Beauty and Sadness used a symbol of healing to title a novel featuring the tea ceremony in which Kikuji has an affair with Mrs. Ota. In another of his novels, Shimamura, an expert on Western ballet, has an affair with a geisha named Komako. For 10 points, name this Japanese author of The Master of Go, Thousand Cranes, and Snow Country.
A character created by this author embarks on a trip to hear some New Year's bells but ends up meeting the love of his youth, who inspired him to write A Girl of Sixteen but is now in a lesbian relationship with her artistic protege.
Yasunari Kawabata