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This author complained that only people between ages 18 and 30 read his country’s modern literature in an essay critiqued in the essay “Literature of the Lost Home.” This author of the essay “On Art” defended the value of plots in a public debate about “pure literature” with a short story author. (10[1])An essay by this author notes the influence (-5[1])of the fountain pen and his struggle to integrate modern technology (10[1])into his house’s traditional design. (10[1])This author’s (10[1])motif (10[1]-5[1])of the “eternal woman” (10[1])recurs in both (10[1])a (-5[1])“doll-like” mistress and a “modern girl” waitress. (10[1])An essay by this author claims art forms like (10[1])lacquerware embody the “darkness” (10[1])of his nation’s (10[3])aesthetic. In (10[1])a novel by this author, Bunraku theatre begins (10[1])to interest Kaname as his marriage declines. For 10 points, In Praise of Shadows (-5[1])is by what Japanese author of Some Prefer Nettles? (10[1])■END■ (10[4]0[1])

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