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Abe Kobo

Japanese1924 – 1993Literary Fiction

Avant-garde novelist and playwright who blended Kafka-esque surrealism with existential philosophy. The Woman in the Dunes is his most celebrated work, a parable about identity and entrapment.

Works

  • The Woman in the DunesSurreal fable of man trapped in sand dunes confronting existential isolation→
  • The Face of AnotherPsychological thriller about masked man seeking revenge on his wife→
  • The Box ManAbsurdist novella of man living inside a cardboard box observing city→
  • Inter Ice Age 4Science-fiction novella about underwater civilization and consciousness transformation→

Related

Mishima Yukio·Oe Kenzaburo·Kawabata Yasunari
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