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Kobo Press
Embark on a literary expedition into the labyrinthine journey of a political titan-a voyage that transcends conventional biographies. "A Deep Dive into the Life, Political Career, Woes, Triumphs, And Impacts…
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The Kobo Plant the Box Collection is comprised of pure soy candles that come in plantable, seed-infused packaging that will grow the scent of the candle. These candles represent a…
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Embark on a captivating journey into the heart of Hollywood's enigma, Jake Gyllenhaal, with "Behind The Lens." This immersive exploration peels back the layers of the silver screen to reveal…
Embark on an electrifying journey through the uncharted realms of rock 'n' roll as we unveil 'Holy Spirit, Drugs, and Rock N Roll: The Revelations of The Rock Maestro.' Brace…
In the glimmering world of Hollywood, where the spotlight casts shadows as deep as the fame it bestows, emerges a narrative that transcends the glitter and dives headfirst into the…
Dive into the riveting pages of "A Slam-Dunk Saga of Versatility, Victory, Playing Style, Turmoil, and The Game Beyond the Court, " where the echoes of hardwood triumphs harmonize with…
Buckle up for a wild ride through the reel and real of Hollywood's sweetheart, the one and only Tom Hanks! In this gripping odyssey, we're not just dishing out the…
Dive into the captivating tale of one of Hollywood's brightest stars, Lupita Nyong'o, in "Eclipsing Stardom." This immersive journey takes you beyond the glitz and glamour, delving into the shadows…
Dive into the mesmerizing world of spider webs with "Silken Secrets," a captivating exploration of nature's most intricate structures and their wealth of secrets. From the delicate threads spun by…
This book dives deep into Amy Robach's extraordinary life, painting a vivid picture beyond her illustrious career in journalism. Delve into her journey through the whirlwind of motherhood, navigating the…
Tom Sandoval, a name that elicits both adoration and disdain, has captured the public's attention like no other. From his rise to fame on "Vanderpump Rules" to the scandals that…
Kobo Husky
Welcome to "Fun Dog Stories: Tales from Dogs," a collection of heartwarming and entertaining tales narrated by our four-legged friends themselves. This book is a tribute to the joy, companionship…
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Kobo Abe
Niki Jumpei, an amateur entomologist, searches the scorching desert for beetles. As night falls he is forced to seek shelter in an eerie village, half-buried by huge sand dunes. He…
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New in Penguin Japanese Classics- a surreal work of apocalyptic science fiction
Introducing Penguin Japanese Classics- a collection of some of Japan's most celebrated and ground-breaking 20th century writers, with…
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This Kafkaesque novel is an ambitious work about the lives of outcasts in modern Japan and such troubling themes as ecological destruction, old age, violence, and nuclear war ( New…
A nameless man who chooses to exist in a small cardboard box records life in the box and his observations of the world from its small window as he wanders…
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A private eye, hired to track down a missing man falls into Tokyo’s sleazy underworld, where his identity begins to mesh with that of the missing man.
A man’s frantic search for his vanished wife leads him to a sinister underground hospital. He encounters a sex-obsessed mix of patients and staff in this erotic satire of modern…
Herbert Strang
Kobo. A story of the Russo-Japanese War (1905). This book, Kobo, by Herbert Strang, is a replication of a book originally published before 1905. It has been restored by human…
Ousman Kobo
In this book Ousman Kobo provides a fresh understanding of the indigenous origins of Islamic reforms sympathetic to Wahhabi ideas in two West African countries, Burkina Faso and Ghana, and…
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As a jump-shoe salesman searches for his wife in a sinister underground hospital, his fascination with the hospital’s strange inhabitants, including a girl whose bones are gradually liquefying, causes him…
The Japanese novelist Abe has often been compared to Kafka and this 1966 novel suggests an elegantly chilling postscript to The Metamorphosis. Abe’s narrator is a scientist who has been…
The inhabitants of a remote seaside village imprison a Japanese biologist in a deep sand pit.
Three plays by one of contemporary Japan’s most prominent writers-Involuntary Homicide, The Green Stockings, The Ghost is Here-translated for this volume reveal Kobo Abe’s deep love of absurdity in the…
Three plays by one of contemporary Japan’s most prominent writers – Involuntary Homicide, The Green Stockings, The Ghost is Here – translated for this volume reveal Kobo Abe’s deep love…
Mark Staber Kobo
That there is poetry is the only evidence that man truly exists. Mark Staber Kobo Mark Staber Kobo is a modern American poet and philosopher, also known by name Mark…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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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…
Other title: Kemono tachi wa Kokyou wo Mezasu, A1957 –Title page verso.
In the aftermath of World War II, a Japanese youth raised in the puppet state of Manchuria struggles to return home to Japan. What follows is a wild journey involving…
The narrator is a scientist hideously deformed in a laboratory accident - a man who has lost his face and, with it, connection to other people. Even his wife is…
Cengage Learning Gale
A Study Guide for Kobo Abe’s The Woman in the Dunes, excerpted from Gale’s acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study…
Mark Leslie Lefebvre
Do you want to increase your overall sales and visibility on Kobo? Are you having trouble gaining any traction or growing your reader base outside the Kindle store? Wouldn’t it…
Timothy Iles
This work provides a comprehensive, English-langauge study of the literature, plays and theatre work of the important contemporary Japanese writer Abe Kobo, best known for his novel, Suna no onna…
Sisay Goitom
History of development proved that any planning of urban as well as rural areas in isolation never provided complete solution to the problems. Thus, it is now recognized that rural…
A Study Guide for Kobo Abe’s The Man Who Turned Into A Stick, excerpted from Gale’s acclaimed Drama For Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author…
Christopher Bolton
Since the 1950s, Abe Kobo (1924-1993) has achieved an international reputation for his surreal or grotesque brand of literature. Bolton explores how this reconciliation of ideas and dialects is for…
Margaret Key
This reassessment of some of the major fictional, dramatic, documentary, and critical texts in which Abe worked out his theory of realism in the 1950s and 1960s explores the ways…
Philip L. Nicoloff
Takes the reader on a pilgrimage to Mount Koya, the holy Buddhist mountain in Japan.
Atsuko Sakaki
Through close reading of photography-inspired texts by Tanizaki, Abe, Horie and Kanai, The Rhetoric of Photography in Modern Japanese Literature by Atsuko Sakaki examines the Japanese literary engagement with photography…
An ordinary man finds himself caught in the power of bizarre and unpredictable forces when he discovers one morning at breakfast that radish sprouts have begun to grow out of…
