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Abe Kōbō

Kōbō Abe (安部 公房) is the pseudonym of Kimifusa Abe (安部 公房). Abe was born in Kita, Tokyo, the son of a physician who taught medicine. He was raised in Mukden, Manchuria. He returned to Japan in 1941, and in 1943 he went to Tokyo Imperial University, where he earned a medical degree but he failed his medical exam and was forbidden from practicing. He returned to Manchuria as an author. In 1947, he self-published his first book, Mumei-shishū ("Poems of an unknown poet"). His wrote avant-garde poetry, novels, and plays. In 1977 he was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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Born 1924
Died 22 January 1993

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  • Cover of: Inter Ice Age 4

    Cover of edition intericeage40000abek_p7x5 Cover of edition intericeage40000abek First published in 1970 — 13 editions
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  • Cover of: The woman in the dunes.

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  • Cover of: The face of another

    First published in 1966 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: The ruined map: a novel

    First published in 1967 — 8 editions
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    First published in 1973 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Friends; [play]

    First published in 1969 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Secret rendezvous

    First published in 1977 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Woman in the Dunes

    First published in 1966 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1996 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The Box Man: A Novel

    First published in 1975 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Yūrei wa koko ni iru: Doreigari

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  • Cover of: Secret Rendezvous

    First published in 1980 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The woman in the dunes

    First published in 1964 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Frontier Within: Essays by Abe Kobo

    First published in 2013 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The face of another

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  • Cover of: La Mujer de La Arena

    First published in 1989 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Abe Kōbō

    First published in 1971 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Abe Kōbō bungaku goi jiten

    First published in 1976 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Abe Kōbō shū

    First published in 1970 — 2 editions
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Born 1924
Died 22 January 1993

Subjects

Fiction, Near and far eastern fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, general, Fiction, psychological, Japanese fiction, Drama, History, Interviews, Japan, fiction, Japanese Authors, Japanese drama, Japanese literature, Sand dunes, Translations into English, China, fiction, Entomologists, Fiction, historical, Glossaries, Japan in fiction, Japanese Psychological fiction, Language, Literature, Man-woman relationships, Motion pictures, Social life and customs

Places

Japan, China, Japón, Manchuria, Manchuria (China)

People

Kōbō Abe (1924-1993), Takeaki Enomoto (1836-1908), Kōbō Abe (1924-)

Time

20th century, 1945-, Meiji period, 1868-1912

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Alternative names

  • Kōbō Abe
  • Kobo Abé
  • Kobo Abe
  • Kôbô Abe
  • Abé Kôbô
  • Kôbô Abé
  • Kōbō Abē
  • abe-kobo
  • Köbö Abe
  • Kōbō Abe
  • KOBO ABE
  • Abé-Kôbô

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June 3, 2024 Edited by kathrinpassig merge authors
September 23, 2022 Edited by dcapillae merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import