Kobo Abe
Kobo Abe was a Japanese author of existentialist science fiction and surrealist fiction who is often compared to Kafka. The Woman in the Dunes is his most celebrated work, depicting a man trapped with a widow in a sand pit in a parable of social entrapment. The Box Man and Inter Ice Age 4 are also remarkable SF works.
Works
- The Woman in the DunesMan trapped in sand pit with woman, isolation and escape become impossible
- The Face of AnotherMan wears artificial face to assume new identity and explore human nature
- The Box ManHomeless man lives in a large box, observing city life from isolation
- Inter Ice Age 4Science fiction exploring human extinction and civilization's replacement by machines
- The Ruined MapMan searches for missing wife through labyrinthine city streets and confusion
- Secret RendezvousCouple meets at arranged hotel room for clandestine encounters and intimacy