THE MAN WHO TURNED INTO A STICK - three related plays
by ABE, KOBO
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine condition.
- ISBN 10
- 0860081478
- ISBN 13
- 9780860081470
- Seller
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Lucca, Italy
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About This Item
Tokyo: University of Tokyo Press, 1978. Original Japanese title: 'Bo ni natta otoko'. Translated by Donald Keene. Contents: 1). Donald Keene: Introduction. 2). Suitcase (birth). 3). The cliff of time (process). 4). 'The man who turned into a stick' (death). 5). Author's postface. 3 b/w plates. Kobo Abe (pseudonym of Kimifusa Abe (1924 -1993) was a Japanese writer, playwright, photographer and inventor. Abe has been often compared to Franz Kafka and Alberto Moravia for his surreal, often nightmarish explorations of individuals in contemporary society and his modernist sensibilities. 'The Man Who Turned Into A Stick' (Bo ni natta otoko) is a one-act play written by Kobo Abe. It is the third of three plays written over twelve years (1957-1969) meant to symbolize the different stages of life, usually shown together. Kiin Donarudo, formerly Donald Lawrence Keene (*1922) is a Japanologist, scholar, teacher, writer, translator and interpreter of Japanese literature and culture. X + 84 pag.. Second printing. Hardbound with dustjacket. Fine condition.. 23,5cmx16cm.
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- Bookseller
- Festina Lente (IT)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 028034
- Title
- THE MAN WHO TURNED INTO A STICK - three related plays
- Author
- ABE, KOBO
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine condition.
- Edition
- Second printing
- ISBN 10
- 0860081478
- ISBN 13
- 9780860081470
- Publisher
- University of Tokyo Press
- Place of Publication
- Tokyo
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- japan japanese bo ni natta otoko danald keene kimifusa abe kiin donarudo
- Size
- 23,5cmx16cm
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