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The Ark Sakura by Kobo Abe
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Category: Science Fiction | Series: Penguin Science Fiction Ser.
In anticipation of a coming nuclear apocalypse, Mole has converted a huge underground quarry into an 'ark'. While searching for his crew, he falls for the tricks of a wily insect dealer and his friends. In the surreal drama that ensues, the ark is invaded by first a gang of youths and then a sinister gr ...Show more
The Ark Sakura by Kobo Abe
$26.00 NZD
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New in Penguin Japanese Classics - a surreal work of apocalyptic science fiction. 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. A science-fiction classic from acc ...Show more
The Box Man by Kobo Abe
$32.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Vintage International Ser.
Kobo Abe, the internationally acclaimed author of Woman in the Dunes, combines wildly imaginative fantasies and naturalistic prose to create narratives reminiscent of the work of Kafka and Beckett. In this eerie and evocative masterpiece, the nameless protagonist gives up his identity and the trappi ...Show more
The Woman in the Dunes by Kobo Abe
$32.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser. | Reading Level: very good
One of the premier Japanese novels in the twentieth century, "The Woman In The Dunes" combines the essence of myth, suspense, and the existential novel. In a remote seaside village, Niki Jumpei, a teacher and amateur entomologist, is held captive with a young woman at the bottom of a vast sand pit where ...Show more
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