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THE FRONTIER WITHIN
ESSAYS BY ABE KOBO |
| By: |
Kobo Abe, Richard Calichman (Trans) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£62.00 |
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£49.60 |
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| ISBN 10: |
023116386X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780231163866 |
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| Publisher: |
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
25 June, 2013 |
| Series: |
Weatherhead Books on Asia |
| Pages: |
224 |
| Description: |
Abe Kobo (1924-1993) was one of Japan's greatest postwar writers, widely recognized for his imaginative science fiction and plays of the absurd. He also wrote theoretical criticism, merging literary, historical, and philosophical perspectives into keen reflections on the nature of creativity, the evolution of the human species, and other subjects. Abe Kobo tackled contemporary social issues and literary theory with the depth and facility of a visionary thinker. Featuring twelve essays from his prolific career, this anthology introduces English-speaking readers to Abe Kobo as critic and intellectual and demonstrates the importance of his theoretical work to a broader understanding of his fiction--as well as a richer portrait of Japan's postwar imagination. |
| Synopsis: |
Abe Kobo (1924-1993) was one of Japan's greatest postwar writers, widely recognized for his imaginative science fiction and plays of the absurd. However, he also wrote theoretical criticism for which he is lesser known, merging literary, historical, and philosophical perspectives into keen reflections on the nature of creativity, the evolution of the human species, and an impressive range of other subjects. Abe Kobo tackled contemporary social issues and literary theory with the depth and facility of a visionary thinker. Featuring twelve essays from his prolific career-including "Poetry and Poets (Consciousness and the Unconscious)," written in 1944, and "The Frontier Within, Part II," written in 1969-this anthology introduces English-speaking readers to Abe Kobo as critic and intellectual for the first time. Demonstrating the importance of his theoretical work to a broader understanding of his fiction-and a richer portrait of Japan's postwar imagination-Richard F. Calichman provides an incisive introduction to Abe Kobo's achievements and situates his essays historically and intellectually. |
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US |
| Imprint: |
Columbia University Press |
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