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The woman in the dunes
by Abe, Ko¯bo¯
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Knopf, 1964. First Edition THUS. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. First edition THUS. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Pages absent any extraneous marks. Dust jacket adhered to the boards by the enlightened librarians. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Synopsis
Kobo Abe was born in Tokyo in 1924 and grew up in Mukden, Manchuria, during World War II. In 1948 he received a medical degree from Tokyo Imperial University, but he never practiced medicine. Considered one of Japan’s foremost novelists, his most famous works include The Face of Another (1964), The Box Man (1973), Secret Rendezvous (1977), and The Ark Sakura (1984). All of Abe’s books have been bestsellers in Japan and he was the recipient of numerous literary awards and prizes, including the Yomiuri Prize for The Woman in the Dunes in 1962. He collaborated with director Hiroshi Teshigahara on film adaptations of four of his novels—including The Woman in the Dunes —and was also widely known as a dramatist. He died in 1993.
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- Seller
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- Seller's Inventory #
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- Title
- The woman in the dunes
- Author
- Abe, Ko¯bo¯
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition THUS
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Date Published
- 1964
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- First Edition
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- Acceptable
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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