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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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Japanese writer, playwright, photographer and inventor

Born 1924
Died 22 January 1993

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    First published in 1969 2 editions in 2 languages
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    First published in 1968 2 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 1965 2 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 1967 2 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 1996 2 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 1999 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Hakobune Sakura Maru

    First published in 1984 1 edition in 1 language
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    First published in 1987 1 edition in 1 language
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    First published in 1991 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Les murs (Collection UNESCO d'euvres representatives)

    First published in 1985 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Rostro Ajeno, El

    First published in 1994 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Shi ni isogu kujiratachi

    First published in 1986 1 edition in 1 language
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Japanese writer, playwright, photographer and inventor

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