Cover of Kobo Abe, Richard Calichman (TRN): Frontier Within

Kobo Abe, Richard Calichman (TRN) Frontier Within

Essays by Abe Kobo

Price for Eshop: 1024 Kč (€ 41.0)

VAT 0% included

New

E-book delivered electronically online

E-Book information

Columbia University Press

2013

EPub
How do I buy e-book?

978-0-231-53509-0

0-231-53509-0

Annotation

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.

Ask question

You can ask us about this book and we'll send an answer to your e-mail.