The ruined map
Abe, Kōbō, 1924-19932020
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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 delves into the unknowable mysteries of the human mind.
Main title:
The ruined map / Kobo Abe ; translated by E. Dale Saunders.
Author:
Abe, Kōbō, 1924-1993, authorSaunders, E. Dale (Ernest Dale), 1919-1995, translator
Imprint:
London : Penguin Classics, 2020.
Collation:
304 pages ; 20 cm.
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Notes:
Translated from the Japanese.
ISBN:
9780241454602 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
895.635
Language:
EnglishJapanese
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BRN:
1292474