The Ark Sakura
$22.15
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
5 December 2023
Summary
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 covers inspired by Japanese art and design. Taking us from a sun-drenched affair in a seaside town to an underground ‘ark’ full of shadows and eccentrics, with stops at mountains of skulls, lonely apartments, and boarding school dormitories, this series is perfect for new and…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241675304 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241675308 |
| Author: | Kobo Abe, Juliet Winters Carpenter |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 5 December 2023 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 30mm |
| Series: | Japanese Classics |
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Critics Review
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 *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 *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 * New Yorker *
About The Author
Kobo Abe
Kobo Abe was born in Tokyo in 1924, grew up in Manchuria, and returned to Japan in his early twenties. Before his death in 1993, Abe was considered his country’s foremost living novelist. His novels have earned many literary awards and prizes, and have all been bestsellers in Japan. They include The Woman in the Dunes, The Ark Sakura, The Face of Another, The Box Man and The Ruined Map.
Juliet Winters Carpenter is an award-winning translator of Japanese writing. She has translated dozens of works, including fiction, poetry and philosophy, as well as three novels by Kobo Abe.
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