The Face of Another
1964 novel book by Kobo Abe / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the novel. For the film, see The Face of Another (film).
The Face of Another (Japanese: 他人の顔, Hepburn: Tanin no kao) is a 1964 novel written by the Japanese novelist Kōbō Abe. Like other stories written by this author, the novel explores the alienation of modern man from urban society.[1] It is written in the first person narrative mode, and is divided into a prologue, three "notebooks" (black, gray, and white), and a concluding letter from the protagonist's wife.[2] In 1966, it was adapted into a film directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara.[3]
Quick Facts Author, Original title ...
Author | Kōbō Abe |
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Original title | 他人の顔 Tanin no kao |
Translator | E. Dale Saunders |
Illustrator | Robert Steele Wallace [US ed.] |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Publisher | Kodansha |
Publication date | 1964 |
Published in English | 1966 |
Media type | |
Pages | 387 [Japanese ed.] |
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