Three Plays by Kobo Abe

by Kobo Abe, Donald Keene (Translator)

Overview

— New England Theatre Journal

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780231082808
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	01/06/1994
Series:	Modern Asian Literature Series
Pages:	233
Product dimensions:	0.57(w) x 6.00(h) x 9.00(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Donald Keene is Shincho Professor of Japanese Literature and University Professor Emeritus at Columbia University.

Editorial Reviews

Donald Keene´s English translation of Three Plays doubles the number of theatrical pieces accessible to English-speaking audiences of one of the most intriguing late-twentieth-century writers. Coinciding with the recent death of Abe, these translations afford an opportunity for westerners to view more closely the works of an author who, although better known for his novels. . . . remained throughout his career a fervent theatrical experimenter.

New England Theatre Journal

Three absurdist offerings by Abe (1924-93) one of Japan's best known playwrights: Involuntary Homicide (1971), The Green Stockings (1974), and The Ghost is Here (1958). Includes little scholarly paraphernalia. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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