The Box Man by Kobo Abe

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The Box Man by Kobo Abe

n this eerie and evocative masterpiece, the nameless protagonist gives up his identity and the trappings of a normal life to live in a large cardboard box he wears over his head. Wandering the streets of Tokyo and scribbling madly on the interior walls of his box, he describes the world outside as he sees or perhaps imagines it, a tenuous reality that seems to include a mysterious rifleman determined to shoot him, a seductive young nurse, and a doctor who wants to become a box man himself. The Box Man is a marvel of sheer originality and a bizarrely fascinating fable about the very nature of identity.

Translated from the Japanese by E. Dale Saunders.

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SKU Unavailable
ISBN 13 9780375726514
ISBN 10 0375726519
Title The Box Man
Author Kobo Abe
Series Vintage International
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Random House USA Inc
Year published 2001-07-10
Number of pages 192
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.