Kōbō Abe
Japanese writer, playwright, photographer and inventor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kōbō Abe (安部 公房, Abe Kōbō), pen name of Kimifusa Abe (安部 公房, Abe Kimifusa, March 7, 1924 – January 22, 1993), was a Japanese writer, playwright, musician, photographer, and inventor. He is best known for his 1962 novel The Woman in the Dunes that was made into an award-winning film by Hiroshi Teshigahara in 1964.[2] Abe has often been compared to Franz Kafka for his modernist sensibilities and his surreal, often nightmarish explorations of individuals in contemporary society.[3][4][5]
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Native name | 安部 公房 |
Born | Abe Kimifusa (安部 公房) (1924-03-07)March 7, 1924[1] Kita, Tokyo, Japan |
Died | January 22, 1993(1993-01-22) (aged 68) Tokyo, Japan |
Occupation | Writer |
Language | Japanese |
Education | Seijo High School Tokyo Imperial University |
Genre | Absurdist fiction, surrealism |
Literary movement | Modernism |
Notable works | The Woman in the Dunes The Face of Another The Box Man |
Notable awards | Akutagawa Prize Yomiuri Prize Tanizaki Prize |
Spouse | Abe Machi |
Children | Abe Neri |
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