The Woman In the Dunes
by Abe, Kobo
Kobo Abe was born in Tokyo in 1924 and grew up in Mukden, Manchuria, during World War II. In 1948 he received a medical degree from Tokyo Imperial University, but he never practiced medicine. Considered one of Japan’s foremost novelists, his most famous works include The Face of Another (1964), The Box Man (1973), Secret Rendezvous (1977), and The Ark Sakura (1984). All of Abe’s books have been bestsellers in Japan and he was the recipient of numerous literary awards and prizes, including the Yomiuri Prize for The Woman in the Dunes in 1962. He collaborated with director Hiroshi Teshigahara on film adaptations of four of his novels—including The Woman in the Dunes—and was also widely known as a dramatist. He died in 1993.
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THE WOMAN IN THE DUNES
by ABE, KOBO
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NEW YORK NY: ALFRED A KNOPF CO. FINE IN A NEAR FINE D.J.. PUB 1964. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. THIS BOOK WAS WINNER OF THE 1960 YOMIURI PRIZE FOR LITERATURE AND THE TESHIGAHARA FILM BASED ON THE NOVEL WAS A CANNES SUCCESS . TRANSLATED FROM THE JAPANESE BY E. DALE SAUNDERS WITH JACKET ART AND BOOK'S ILLUSTRATIONS BY MACHI ABE. … Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964. First Edition. Fine/Fine. First edition, first printing. Bound in teal cloth stamped in brown and gold. Fine, with a tiny mark to the front free endpaper, in a Fine unclipped dust jacket. A superior copy. Item Price
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The Woman in The Dunes
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964. First American Edition. First American edition. Measuring approximately8.5" x 5.75" with 239 numbered pages.
This book is in very good condition. Moderate bumping to both ends of spine. Minor scuffing to top and bottom edge of textblock. Interior pages are bright and clean. Page #9 is dogeared. Dust jacket is in… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Woman in the Dunes: Kobo Abe (Penguin Modern Classics)
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The Woman in the Dunes
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The Woman in the Dunes
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first American edition first printing hardcover in dust jacket (Knopf, 1964); no marks of any kind; little age tone; tight bind; clean cloth cover bright gilt titling, vivid decoration; dj edge wear--small nicks at spine ends and corners; little sun darkening along spine; flap price present amsbibab Item Price
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The Woman in the Dunes
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The Woman in the Dunes
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The Woman in the Dunes: A Novel
by Abe, Kobo; translated by E. Dale Saunders
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New York, NY: Vintage International, 1991. Book. Illus. by Drawings by Machi Abe. Very Good+. Soft cover. Later Printing. Minor wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; a very good reading copy; illustrated with black and white drawings.. Item Price
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London: Secker & Warburg, 1964. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First British edition, first printing. Signed in Japanese by Kobo Abe on the front pastedown and front free endpaper with an inscription to a former owner. Bound in publisher's green cloth-affect boards lettered in silver. Near Fine with lean to binding, corners slightly bumped. In a Near Fine… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE WOMAN IN THE DUNES.
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New York:: Vintage Books,, (1991). Near fine.. Trade paperback. One of the most important Japanese novels of the 20th century, this is reminiscent of Kafka's works. An amateur entomologist wanders into a remote seaside village in pursuit of a rare beetle, and is offered lodging for the night at the bottom of a vast sand pit. But… Read more about this item Item Price
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The woman in the dunes
by Abe, Ko¯bo¯
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- 1964
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Knopf, 1964. First Edition THUS. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. First edition THUS. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. Boards betray fading and nicks and other… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Woman in the Dunes
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Paperback / softback. New. Niki Jumpei, an amateur entomologist, searches the scorching desert for beetles. As night falls he is forced to seek shelter in an eerie village, half-buried by huge sand dunes. He awakes to the terrifying realization that the villagers have imprisoned him with a young woman at the bottom of a vast sand pit. Item Price
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The Woman in the Dunes
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- 1991-04-16
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The Woman in the Dunes
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The Woman in the Dunes
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The Woman in the Dunes
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The Woman in the Dunes
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Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This contemporary Japanese novel combines elements of myth, suspense, and existentialism. In a remote seaside village, Niki Jumpei, a teacher and amateur entomologist, is held captive with a young woman at the bottom of a sand pit, wher Item Price
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Woman in the Dunes (Tuttle Classics)
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Tuttle. Used - Very Good. . Paperback. Paper. Slight shelf wear. Very Good. (Subject: ). Item Price
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The Woman in the Dunes
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- 1991-04-16
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