Kōbō Abé 1924–
Japanese novelist, playwright, and short story writer.
Abé's work is not distinctly Japanese, but rather shows the influence of such Western writers as Kafka. He is a master of the philosophical novel, which incorporates his major themes, lost identity and alienation.
(See also CLC, Vol. 8, and Contemporary Authors, Vols. 65-68.)
Source: Contemporary Literary Criticism, ©1982 Gale Cengage. All Rights Reserved. Full copyright.
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