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Kōbō Abe

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Also known as Kimifusa Abe, Kobo Abe, Koubou Abe

Japanese writer, playwright, photographer and inventor

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Kōbō Abe, born 安部公房 on 7 March 1924 in Kita, was a Japanese writer, novelist, playwright, and photographer. He was educated at the University of Tokyo and began his work period in 1944. Abe wrote in Japanese and is associated with genres including absurdist literature, prose, and drama fiction. He held citizenship in the Empire of Japan and Japan.

Abe received several awards, including the Akutagawa Prize, Tanizaki Prize, and Yomiuri Prize. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His notable works include *他人の顔*, *安部公房戯曲全集*, and *砂漠の思想*. He died of cardiac arrest on 22 January 1993 in Tokyo.

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Person · Open Library

Born
7 March 1924
Died
22 January 1993
Works
170

Top works

  • 堀田善衛. 安部公房. 島尾敏雄
  • 他人の顔
  • 安部公房戯曲全集
  • 砂漠の思想
  • Abe Kōbō bungaku goi jiten

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Writing · Kita, Tokyo, Japan

Kōbō Abe, pseudonym of Kimifusa Abe (March 7, 1924 – January 22, 1993) was a Japanese writer, playwright, photographer and inventor. Abe has been often compared to Franz Kafka and Alberto Moravia for his surreal, often nightmarish explorations of individuals in contemporary society and his modernist sensibilities. Among the honors bestowed on him were the Akutagawa Prize in 1951 for The Crime of…

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
Japan
Active from
1924
Active to
1993

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
3
Total plays
77

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. DeepLabCut: markerless pose estimation of user-defined body parts with deep learning

    · 2018 · cited 5,313x

  2. Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    · 2016 · cited 4,417x

  3. The 2016 update of the International Study Group (ISGPS) definition and grading of postoperative pancreatic fistula: 11 Years After

    · 2017 · cited 3,804x

  4. Postoperative pancreatic fistula: An international study group (ISGPF) definition

    · 2005 · cited 3,726x

  5. Multi-messenger Observations of a Binary Neutron Star Merger<sup>*</sup>

    · 2017 · cited 3,662x

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Quotes

  • “The barrenness of sand, as it is usually pictured, was not caused by simple dryness, but apparently was due to the ceaseless movement that made it inhospitable to all living things. What a difference compared with the dreary way human beings clung together year in year out.”
  • “He wanted to believe that his own lack of movement had stopped all movement in the world, the way a hibernating frog abolishes winter.”
  • “When a castaway collapses from hunger and thirst it is fear of physical want rather than a real want, they say. Defeat begins with the fear that one has lost.”
  • “More than iron doors, more than walls, it is the tiny peephole that really makes the prisoner feel locked in.”
  • “It goes on, terrifyingly repetitive. One could not do without repetition in life, like the beating of the heart, but it was also true that the beating of the heart was not all there was to life.”
  • “Suddenly a sorrow the color of dawn welled up in him. They might as well lick each other's wounds. But they would lick forever, and the wounds would never heal, and in the end their tongues would be worn away.”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Japan
Place of birth
Kita
Place of death
Tokyo
Occupation
prose writer
Educated at
University of Tokyo
Languages spoken
Japanese
Native language
Japanese
Notable work
The Woman in the Dunes
Genre
drama fiction
Image
Kobo Abe 01.jpg
Number of children
1
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date of birth
1924-03-07
date of death
1993-01-22
Commons category
Kōbō Abe
member of
American Academy of Arts and Letters
name in kana
あべ こうぼう
name in native language
安部公房
cause of death
cardiac arrest
start of work period
1944-00-00
writing language
Japanese
birth name
安部公房
time period
20th century
P12674
Lars Conrad
manner of death
natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview

Kimifusa Abe (安部 公房, Abe Kimifusa; March 7, 1924 – January 22, 1993), known by his pen name Kōbō Abe (安部 公房, Abe Kōbō), was a Japanese writer, playwright and director. His 1962 novel The Woman in the Dunes was made into an award-winning film by Hiroshi Teshigahara in 1964. Abe has often been compared to Franz Kafka for his modernist sensibilities and his surreal, often nightmarish explorations of individuals in contemporary society. He died aged 68 of heart failure in Tokyo after a brief illness.

Biography

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