This author's "The Little Kingdom" centers on a teacher who must win over the leader of his students in order to survive in the classroom, while The Reed Cutter explores a non-sexual ménage a trois.
This author's "The Little Kingdom" centers on a teacher who must win over the leader of his students in order to survive in the classroom, while The Reed Cutter explores a non-sexual ménage a trois. In another novel, a meeting at an art class turns into obsession when an older woman falls in love with a young female student. That work Quicksand was followed by this writer's rumination on the clash of tradition and technology in architectural design, In Praise of Shadows. The namesake of his first novel is described as having, "Mary Pickford's smile; Gloria Swanson's eyes; [and] Bebe Daniels' suave affectation," traits that only add to narrator Joji Kawai's desire to haver her in Naomi. His best-known work is set in Osaka where four siblings must try to negotiate being modern women. For ten points, identify this author of Some Prefer Nettles and The Makioka Sisters.
This author's "The Little Kingdom" centers on a teacher who must win over the leader of his students in order to survive in the classroom, while The Reed Cutter explores a non-sexual ménage a trois.
Junichiro {Tanizaki}