Synopsis
A man who chooses to exist in a small cardboard box records life in the box and his observations of the world from its small window
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Review
"A spellbinder from beginnning to end, an edgy masterpiece."-C"hicago Sun-Times
""A stunning addition to the literature of eccentricity...an ontological thriller."-"The New York Times
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"Brilliant.... Like Kafka's, Abe's work reveals an astonishing ability to create dreamlike events."-"Chicago Tribune
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A spellbinder from beginnning to end, an edgy masterpiece. Chicago Sun-Times
A stunning addition to the literature of eccentricity an ontological thriller. The New York Times
Brilliant . Like Kafka s, Abe s work reveals an astonishing ability to create dreamlike events." Chicago Tribune
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About the Author
Kobo Abe was born in Tokyo in 1924, grew up in Manchuria, and returned to Japan in his early twenties. In 1948 he receiveved a medical degree from Tokyo Imperial University, but he never practiced medicine. Before his death in 1993, Abe was considered his country s foremost living novelist, and was also widely known as a dramatist. His novels have earned many literary awards and prizes, and have all been bestsellers in Japan. They include The Woman in the Dunes, Kangaroo Notebook, The Ark Sakura, The Face of Another, The Box Man, and Secret Rendezvous."
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