Round 6: Tossup 17

At the end of a novel by this author, a man intends to look up the word “forbearance” in a dictionary presented to him by Mr. Delchef. In a novel by this author, the map collecting protagonist is fired for vomiting at his job as a cram school (15[1])teacher. A one-eyed character created by this author organizes an American football (15[1])league in his home village, (15[2])whose members later loot a (*) supermarket owned by “the Emperor.” This author wrote a semi-autobiographical (-5[1])novel about Bird’s struggles after his son Hikaru is born with a brain hernia. For 10 points, name this Japanese novelist (10[1])of The Silent Cry and A Personal Matter. ■END■

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