A medical student recalls his lodging house near Tokyo's Mujinzaka slope, where Otama, the kept mistress of a smug moneylender, watches the student Okada pass her window each day. When she finally resolves to speak to him, a stone thrown at a flight of wild geese changes everything.
Books mentioned in The Wild Geese (2)
Jin Ping Mei: “Once I found a Chinese-edition Jin Ping Mei at a secondhand bookstall and asked the owner the price. He said seven yen. [auto-translated]”
Mikawa Gofudoki: “What he was reading these days was the Mikawa Gofudoki. It had a great many volumes, so he said it would keep him amused for some time. [auto-translated]”