Kōbō Abe
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Kōbō Abe was a Japanese writer, playwright, photographer, and inventor whose work spanned multiple creative disciplines in the 20th century. He matters because he made significant contributions to modern literature and theater, blending experimental approaches across his various artistic practices.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 7 March 1924
- Died
- 22 January 1993
- Works
- 170
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- 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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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.
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1924 births1993 deaths20th-century Japanese dramatists and playwrights20th-century Japanese male writers20th-century Japanese novelists20th-century Japanese short story writers20th-century pseudonymous writersAkutagawa Prize winnersFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesJapanese fantasy writersJapanese male short story writers