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KŌBŌ ABE, the pen name of Kimifusa Abe (1924-1993), was a internationally acclaimed Japanese novelist and playwright who is often compared to Franz Kafka, Samuel Beckett, and Alberto Moravia for his modernist sensibilities and his use of bizarre, often nightmarish situations to underline the isolation of the individual. Though he did much work as an avant-garde novelist and playwright, it was not until the publication of THE WOMAN IN THE DUNES (1962), his most popular novel, that Abe won widespread international recognition. It is a characteristically dark, surrealistic tale of a man who becomes trapped in a pit with a strange woman and struggles to make do while local villagers peer in. His subsequent works describe situations just as perplexing, allegorical, and disturbingly dreamlike. In THE FACE OF ANOTHER (1962), a man whose face has been horribly disfigured decides to change his appearance and his identity but discovers that his mask of bandages is more than a disguise; it is an alternate self, and one that is capable of anything. Then in THE RUINED MAP (1969) a nameless detective goes looking for a man who has disappeared, but instead it is he who gets lost, with a disintegrating identity in the labyrinths of a sci-fi megalopolis which itself seems to have no centre, no real heart. The hero of THE BOX MAN (1973) attempts to save himself from this type of psychic dissolution by taking refuge in a cardboard box in which he leads the life of an itinerant hermit. In the last novel written before his death, KANGAROO NOTEBOOK (1991), the narrator awakens to discover that his legs are growing radish sprouts, an ailment that repulses his doctor but provides the patient with the unusual ability to snack on himself, who in short order finds himself hurtling in a hospital bed to the very shores of hell. BEYOND THE CURVE (1991) collects Abe's short stories from various periods in his career. The usual comparisons to Kafka are unavoidable. In one story, a man finds himself transformed into a plant, while the themes of alienation and disorientation in the face of urban life and oppressive political and social systems are pervasive and relentless. Several of his avant-garde and experimental plays are included here. The best-known of them, "Friends" (1967), won that year's Tanizaki Prize. Three additional works ("Involuntary Homicide", "The Green Stockings", and "The Ghost is Here") appear in THREE PLAYS (1993) and reveal Abe's deep love of absurdity in the face of universal concerns. Finally, Abe also wrote theoretical criticism, merging literary, historical, and philosophical perspectives into keen reflections on the nature of creativity, the evolution of the human species, and an impressive range of other subjects. THE FRONTIER WITHIN (2013) features twelve essays from his prolific career. I am indebted for the new scans that were generously provided by @Mohamed5438. The following books are in ePUB and/or PDF format as noted: == FICTION == * Ark Sakura, The (Vintage, 1989). J. Carpenter, trans. -- ePUB + PDF (by @Mohamed5438) * Beasts Head for Home (Columbia, 2017). Richard Calichman, trans. -- ePUB * Beyond the Curve (Kodansha, 1991). J. Carpenter, trans. -- PDF (by @Mohamed5438) * Box Man, The (Vintage, 2001). E. Dale Saunders, trans. -- ePUB * Face of Another, The (Vintage, 2003). E. Dale Saunders, trans. -- ePUB * Inter Ice Age 4 (Knopf, 1970). E. Dale Saunders, trans. -- PDF (by @pharmakate) * Kangaroo Notebook (Knopf, 1996). M. Toman Mori, trans. -- PDF (by @Mohamed5438) * Ruined Map, The (Vintage, 2001). E. Dale Saunders, trans. -- ePUB * Secret Rendezvous (Vintage, 2002). Carpenter, trans.-- ePUB + PDF (by @Mohamed5438) * Woman in the Dunes, The (Vintage, 1991). E. Dale Saunders, trans. -- ePUB == PLAYS == * Friends: A Play (Grove, 1969). Donald Keene, trans. -- PDF * Three Plays (Columbia, 1993). Donald Keene, trans. -- PDF (by @Mohamed5438) == NON-FICTION == * Frontier Within, The (Columbia, 2013). Richard Calichman, ed. -- ePUB + PDF _____________________________________________________________________________ CONTACT ME: You can reach me with comments, requests, error reports, etc., at TPB's forum, SuprBay (you will need to register an account): https://pirates-forum.org/User-workerbee PLEASE HELP TO SEED! If you like these books and want others to have access to them, please help to seed for as long as you can. The more you seed, the longer the torrent will live, and the easier it will be for me to upload new content. Thank you!

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Ruined Map, The/Abe, Kobo - Ruined Map, The (Vintage, 2001).epub 2.2 MB
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Secret Rendezvous/Abe, Kobo - Secret Rendezvous (Vintage, 2002).epub 257.4 KB
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Woman in the Dunes, The/Abe, Kobo - Woman in the Dunes, The (Vintage, 1991).epub 3.0 MB
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