This author wrote a story in which O-Kimi’s date ends after she fails to resist the allure of succulent cheap green onions. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this Asian author who retold another author’s parable of the onion in the story “The Spider’s Thread.”
ANSWER: Ryūnosuke Akutagawa [accept names in either order]
[10e] Fyodor Dostoevsky included the parable of the onion in this novel about the title relatives Dmitri, Ivan and Alexei.
ANSWER: The Brothers Karamazov [or Karamazov Brothers or Brat'ya Karamazovy]
[10h] In this later novel, the narrator’s great aunt is born on a kitchen table after her onion-induced wailing brings on an early labour. This novel suggests putting a slice of onion over your head to prevent such situations.
ANSWER: Like Water for Chocolate [or Como agua para chocolate]