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The protagonist of a historical novella by this author places a servant in a hole under the floor so that his head seems to be decapitated, and orders his wife to cut off that servant’s nose. Another novel by this author consists of two parallel diaries kept by a wife and her husband, who tries to spark an affair between her and their friend Kimura. This author of The (*) Key and The Secret History of the Lord of Musashi wrote a novel in which a 28-year-old engineer begins an affair with a 15-year-old (10[1])waitress who reminds him of Mary Pickford. (10[1])A cultural traditionalist invites his daughter and his son-in-law (10[1])to a bunraku performance in a novel by this author that follows the waning marriage of Misako and Kaname. For 10 points, name this Japanese author of Naomi and Some Prefer Nettles. ■END■

ANSWER: Junichiro Tanizaki [accept names in either order]
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