Three Plays by Kobo Abe

Columbia University Press - Drama - 233 pages

Three plays by one of contemporary Japan's most prominent writers-- "Involuntary Homicide, The Green Stockings, The Ghost is Here"--translated for this volume reveal Kobo Abe's deep love of absurdity in the face of universal concerns.

About the author

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

Bibliographic information

• Title: Three Plays by Kobo Abe; Modern Asian Literature Series
• Translated by: Donald Keene
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• ISBN: 0231518900, 9780231518901
• Length: 233 pages
• Subjects: Drama / Asian / Japanese; Drama / General; Literary Criticism / Asian / General; Literary Criticism / General