Beyond the curve

by Kōbō Abe

Paperback, 1991

Collection

Main Library

Genres

Tags

japanese literature, short stories, fiction, Existentialism

Status

Available

Description

What would you do - if you found a corpse on your doorstep? Or a family of nine invaded your apartment and complained about the food in your fridge? Or, as in the title story, you forgot what was at the end of your road? These are some of the themes explored in this collection of short stories.

Publication

Tokyo ; New York : New York : Kodansha International ; Distributed in the U.S. by Kodansha America, 1991.

ISBN

4770014651 / 9784770014658

Pages

247

Language

English

Original language

Japanese

Original publication date

1991 (collection)

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