The ThreeCornered World Author:Natsume Soseki In The Three-Cornered World, an artist wanders off into the mountains to meditate, but when he decides to stay at an almost deserted hotel, he is soon drawn towards the hostess, O-Nami. She is strange, almost mad, and rumour has it that she deserted her husband and fell in love with a priest. The artist becomes haunted by the mystery... more » and sense of tragedy which surrounds her. She reminds him of Millais' portrait of Ophelia drowning and he wants to paint her. Yet there is always some quality lacking in her expression, and he is unable to complete his picture, until, finally, he solves the enigma of her life.« less