Moetsukita chizu

Name: Moetsukita chizu
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ISBN: 9780375726521

ISBN-10: 0375726527

ISBN-13: 9780375726521

Edition: 2001

Authors: Kobo Abe, Kobo Abe

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Of all the great Japanese novelists, Kobe Abe was indubitably the most versatile. With The Ruined Map, he crafted a mesmerizing literary crime novel that combines the narrative suspense of Chandler with the psychological depth of Dostoevsky. Mr. Nemuro, a respected salesman, disappeared over half a year ago, but only now does his alluring yet alcoholic wife hire a private eye. The nameless detective has but two clues: a photo and a matchbook. With these he embarks upon an ever more puzzling pursuit that leads him into the depths of Tokyo's dangerous underworld, where he begins to lose the boundaries of his own identity. Surreal, fast-paced, and hauntingly dreamlike, Abe’s masterly novel…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 12/4/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.17" wide x 7.96" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

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.