The Ark Sakura - Rilegato

Abe, Kobo

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ISBN 10: 0394558367 ISBN 13: 9780394558363

Casa editrice: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1988

Riassunto

An underground quarry is converted into a huge nuclear shelter called an "ark" by its creator, a half-mad inventor who calls himself Mole, who begins to recruit passengers

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Recensione:

“A large, ambitious work about the lives of outcasts in modern Japan and such troubling themes as ecological destruction, old age, violence and nuclear war.”
—The New York Times Book Review

“As is true of Poe and Kafka—two writers whose influence does seem apparent—Abe creates on the page an unexpected impulsion. One continues reading, on and on.”
—The New Yorker

“Abe's depiction of the deadly game of survival is hilarious but at the same time leaves us with a chilling sense of apprehension about the brave new world that awaits us.”
—Los Angeles Times
From the Trade Paperback edition.

L'autore:

Kobo Abe (1924-1993) was one of the most acclaimed Japanese authors of the 20th century. His works include The Woman in the Dunes, Kangaroo Notebook, The Face of Another, The Box Man, The Ruined Map, Secret Rendezous, Inter Ice Age 4, and several others. He was awarded the Tanizaki, Akutagawa, and Yomiuri Prizes.
From the Trade Paperback edition.

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• Editore: Alfred a Knopf Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0394558367
• ISBN 13: 9780394558363
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida