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An important figure in contemporary Japanese literature ...

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Newspaper article from: The Washington Post THE ARK SAKURA By Kobo Abe Translated from the Japanese By Juliet Winters Carpenter Knopf. 336...his underground life. Sounds as if it might work, doesn't it? Kobo Abe has redeemed bizarre, apocalyptic materials before-his novels The...
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