The Ark Sakura by Kobo Abe
'One of Japan's most venerated writers' David Mitchell In this unnerving fable from one of Japan's greatest novelists, a recluse known as 'Mole' retreats to a vast underground bunker, only to find that strange guests, booby traps and a giant toilet may prove even greater obstacles than nuclear disaster. 'As is true of Poe and Kafka, Abe creates an unexpected impulsion. One continues reading, on and on' New Yorker 'Abe's depiction of the deadly game of survival is hilarious but at the same time leaves us with a chilling sense of apprehension about the brave new world that awaits us' Los Angeles Times
A large, ambitious work about the lives of outcasts in modern Japan and such troubling themes as ecological destruction, old age, violence and nuclear war * The New York Times Book Review *
Abe's depiction of the deadly game of survival is hilarious but at the same time leaves us with a chilling sense of apprehension about the brave new world that awaits us * Los Angeles Times *
As is true of Poe and Kafka - two writers whose influence does seem apparent - Abe creates on the page an unexpected impulsionOne continues reading, on and on * New Yorker *
Abe's depiction of the deadly game of survival is hilarious but at the same time leaves us with a chilling sense of apprehension about the brave new world that awaits us * Los Angeles Times *
As is true of Poe and Kafka - two writers whose influence does seem apparent - Abe creates on the page an unexpected impulsionOne continues reading, on and on * New Yorker *
Kobo Abe was born in Tokyo in 1924, grew up in Manchuria, and returned to Japan in his early twenties. Before his death in 1993, Abe was considered his country's foremost living novelist. His novels have earned many literary awards and prizes, and have all been bestsellers in Japan. They include The Woman in the Dunes, The Ark Sakura, The Face of Another, The Box Man and The Ruined Map.
Juliet Winters Carpenter is an award-winning translator of Japanese writing. She has translated dozens of works, including fiction, poetry and philosophy, as well as three novels by Kobo Abe.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780241454589 |
| ISBN 10 | 0241454581 |
| Title | The Ark Sakura |
| Author | Kobo Abe |
| Series | Penguin Science Fiction |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2021-06-03 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
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