Round 8: Tossup 16

In a story by this author, a depressed adult still dreams about a dark hill road he walked down when he was eight after hanging out at the minecarts. In a story by this author, a character believes that he can still see the perfect painting of a mountain in his head despite being disappointed by the sight of the supposed real painting. (-5[1])A novel by this author imagines a society that worships Lifeism and gives fetuses the option to be born or not. (10[1])A story by this author is presented as a sequence of testimonies to the High Police Commissioner, with the last (10[1])presented by a medium. (10[1])An old woman robs the hair from corpses (10[1])to make wigs (10[1])and has her clothes robbed by a young (10[1])man sheltering from the rain (10[1])in a story by this author. For 10 points, name this author of “In a Grove” and “Rashomon.” ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

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