Biography

Kōbō Abe (安部 公房) is the pseudonym of Kimifusa Abe (安部 公房). Abe was born in Kita, Tokyo, the son of a physician who taught medicine. He was raised in Mukden, Manchuria. He returned to Japan in 1941, and in 1943 he went to Tokyo Imperial University, where he earned a medical degree but he failed his medical exam and was forbidden from practicing. He returned to Manchuria as an author. In 1947, he self-published his first book, Mumei-shishū ("Poems of an unknown poet"). His wrote avant-garde poetry, novels, and plays. In 1977 he was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Books by Abe Kōbō

Box Man
Box Man
2020
Ruined Map
Ruined Map
2020
Secret Rendezvous
Secret Rendezvous
2020
Zhenshchina V Peskakh. Luchshee
Zhenshchina V Peskakh. Luchshee
2020
Face of Another
Face of Another
2019
Kutu Adam
Kutu Adam
2019
Virane Harita
Virane Harita
2019
Baskasinin Yüzü
Baskasinin Yüzü
2018
Beasts head for home
Beasts head for home
2017
Beasts Head for Home
Beasts Head for Home
2017
Kanguru Defteri
Kanguru Defteri
2017
砂女
砂女
2017
Ting ling mei shuo
Ting ling mei shuo
2016
EL MAPA CALCINADO
EL MAPA CALCINADO
2014
HISTORIA DE LAS PULGAS QUE VIAJARON A LA LUNA
HISTORIA DE LAS PULGAS QUE VIAJARON A LA LUNA
2013
Reibai no hanashi yori, daimit
Reibai no hanashi yori, daimitei
2013
The Frontier Within
The Frontier Within
2013
Los cuentos siniestros - 1. ed.
Los cuentos siniestros - 1. ed.
2011
Người đàn bà trong cồn cát
Người đàn bà trong cồn cát
2010
Face of Another (Penguin Modern Classics)
Face of Another (Penguin Modern Classics)
2006
אישה בחולות
אישה בחולות
2006
al-Rajul alladhī taḥawwala ilá
al-Rajul alladhī taḥawwala ilá ʻaṣá
2003
Cahier kangourou
Cahier kangourou
2003
The Face of Another
The Face of Another
2003
L' Homme Boîte
L' Homme Boîte
2001
Arbeits- und Sozialrecht für das Gastgewerbe.
Arbeits- und Sozialrecht für das Gastgewerbe.
2000
Der verbrannte Stadtplan
Der verbrannte Stadtplan
2000
Kumlarin Kadini
Kumlarin Kadini
2000
Zhenschina v peskah. Chuzhoe l
Zhenschina v peskah. Chuzhoe litso
2000
Das Gesicht des Anderen
Das Gesicht des Anderen
1999
Mawʻid sirrī
Mawʻid sirrī
1999
Hwangya ŭi iri =
Hwangya ŭi iri =
1998
Murs (les)
Murs (les)
1998
Abe Kōbō zenshū
Abe Kōbō zenshū
1997
Abe kōbō shashinten
Abe kōbō shashinten
1996
Kangaruu noto
Kangaruu noto
1996
Tre metemorfosi
Tre metemorfosi
1996
Mort anonyme
Mort anonyme
1995
Mulher das dunas
Mulher das dunas
1995
Owarishi michi no shirube ni
Owarishi michi no shirube ni
1995
Jan shao ti ti tʻu
Jan shao ti ti tʻu
1994
The ruined map
The ruined map
1993
Yuurei wa koko ni iru
Yuurei wa koko ni iru
1993
Beyond the Curve
Beyond the Curve
1992
L'uomo-scatola
L'uomo-scatola
1992
Dendorokakariya
Dendorokakariya
1991
Kabu no mukou
Kabu no mukou
1991
Kangaru noto
Kangaru noto
1991
La femme des sables
La femme des sables
1990
L'arca ciliegio
L'arca ciliegio
1989
La Mujer de La Arena
La Mujer de La Arena
1989
Midoriiro no sutokkingu, mihit
Midoriiro no sutokkingu, mihitsu no koi
1989
Venner
Venner
1988
Abe Kōbō eiga shinariosen
Abe Kōbō eiga shinariosen
1986
Shi ni isogu kujiratachi
Shi ni isogu kujiratachi
1986
Les murs (Collection UNESCO d'
Les murs (Collection UNESCO d'euvres representatives)
1985
Rendez-vous secret
Rendez-vous secret
1985
Hakobune Sakura Maru
Hakobune Sakura Maru
1984
笑う月
笑う月
1984
Toshi e no kairo
Toshi e no kairo
1980
Abe Kōbō no gekijō
Abe Kōbō no gekijō
1979
Sabakareru kiroku
Sabakareru kiroku
1978
Suna no onna ; Mikkai
Suna no onna ; Mikkai
1978
Mikkai
Mikkai
1977
Abe Kōbō bungaku goi jiten
Abe Kōbō bungaku goi jiten
1976
Abe Kōbō, Kojima Nobuo shū
Abe Kōbō, Kojima Nobuo shū
1976
Ningen sokkuri
Ningen sokkuri
1976
Warau tsuki
Warau tsuki
1976
Abe Kōbō, Shimao Toshio shū
Abe Kōbō, Shimao Toshio shū
1975
Bou ni natta otoko
Bou ni natta otoko
1975
Uē
1975
砂丘之女及其他
砂丘之女及其他
1975
Abe Kōbō, Ōe Kenzaburō
Abe Kōbō, Ōe Kenzaburō
1974
Hassō no shuhen
Hassō no shuhen
1974
Jigyō
Jigyō
1974
Midoriiro no sutokkingu
Midoriiro no sutokkingu
1974
Mukankei na shi ; Toki no gake
Mukankei na shi ; Toki no gake
1974
友達
友達
1974
Abe Kōbō tanpen shū
Abe Kōbō tanpen shū
1973
Ai no megane wa irogarasu
Ai no megane wa irogarasu
1973
El hombre caja
El hombre caja
1973
Hakootoko
Hakootoko
1973
Han gekiteki ningen
Han gekiteki ningen
1973
Abe Kōbō zensakuhin
Abe Kōbō zensakuhin
1972
Daiyon kampyoki
Daiyon kampyoki
1972
International Ice Age
International Ice Age
1972
Tanin no Koa
Tanin no Koa
1972
Mihitsu no koi
Mihitsu no koi
1971
Uchinaru henkyō
Uchinaru henkyō
1971
Abe Kōbō gikyoku zenshū
Abe Kōbō gikyoku zenshū
1970
Abe Kōbō shū
Abe Kōbō shū
1970
Daiyon kanpyōki
Daiyon kanpyōki
1970
Kemonotachi wa kokyō o mezasu
Kemonotachi wa kokyō o mezasu
1970
Kiga dōmei
Kiga dōmei
1970
Sabaku no shisō
Sabaku no shisō
1970
安部公房・大江健三郎集
安部公房・大江健三郎集
1970
Bō ni natta otoko
Bō ni natta otoko
1969
Kabe
Kabe
1969
Tomodachi
Tomodachi
1969
Yume no tōbō
Yume no tōbō
1968
Gikyoku tomodachi Enomoto Take
Gikyoku tomodachi Enomoto Takeaki
1967
Moetsukita chizu
Moetsukita chizu
1967
Suna no onna
Suna no onna
1967
燃えつきた地図
燃えつきた地図
1967
田中千禾夫, 福田恆存, 木下順二, 安部公房集
田中千禾夫, 福田恆存, 木下順二, 安部公房集
1967
砂丘之女
砂丘之女
1967
Tanin no kao
Tanin no kao
1966
Chetvertyĭ lednikovyĭ period ; Totaloskoĭ
Chetvertyĭ lednikovyĭ period ; Totaloskoĭ
1965
Mukankei na shi
Mukankei na shi
1964
Rostro Ajeno, El
Rostro Ajeno, El
1964
Suichū toshi
Suichū toshi
1964
砂の女
砂の女
1962
Ishi no me
Ishi no me
1960