Kobo Abe

Playwright, Author

1924 – 1993

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Who was Kobo Abe?

Kōbō Abe, pseudonym of Kimifusa Abe was a Japanese writer, playwright, photographer and inventor. Abe has been often compared to Franz Kafka and Alberto Moravia for his surreal, often nightmarish explorations of individuals in contemporary society and his modernist sensibilities.

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Born
Mar 7, 1924
Kita, Tokyo
Also known as
  • Kimifusa Abe
  • Kōbō Abe
  • Abe Kimifusa
Nationality
  • Japan
Profession
Education
  • University of Tokyo
Lived in
  • Tokyo
Died
Jan 22, 1993
Tokyo

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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