The box man
Abe, Kōbō, 1924-19932020
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A nameless protagonist gives up his identity & the trappings of normal life to live in a large cardboard box he wears over his head. Wandering the streets of Tokyo & scribbling on the inside walls of the box, he describes the world outside as he sees it.
Main title:
The box man / Kobo Abe ; translated by E. Dale Saunders.
Author:
Abe, Kōbō, 1924-1993, authorSaunders, Dale, translator
Imprint:
London : Penguin Classics, 2020.
Collation:
192 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Japanese.This translation originally published: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974.
ISBN:
9780241454596 (pbk. :)
Language:
EnglishJapanese
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BRN:
1183140
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