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Secret Rendezvous

By Kobo Abe
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
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Secret Rendezvous by Kobo Abe is a surreal and enigmatic exploration of identity and bureaucracy. The story follows a man's determined quest to find his wife after she is unexpectedly transported to a mysterious hospital. As he delves deeper, he encounters a bewildering array of absurd situations and characters, all set within a labyrinthine medical institution.
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If you enjoy exploring the surreal and the mysterious, this book's imaginative narrative filled with elusive encounters and Kafkaesque intrigue may capture your interest. Fans of psychological drama and existential themes might find the story’s exploration of identity and the absurd both thought-provoking and compelling.

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Secret Rendezvous

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Secret Rendezvous is a Kafkaesque marvel and a biting satire of bureaucracy, medicine, and modern life.

In Tokyo, in the middle of the night, an uncalled-for ambulance arrives to spirit away a man's wife, though she is perfectly healthy. He sets out on an epic journey to find her, navigating the labyrinthine corridors of a strange and enormous hospital.

Days into his search, after encountering countless strange characters, odd sexual experiments, and an unmistakable feeling of being watched, he is suddenly appointed as the hospital's chief of security. His new boss is convinced that he is a horse. Throughout it all, he never stops searching for his wife.

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Secret Rendezvous is described as both original and edgily entertaining, noted for its disconcerting humour. It is praised for being vivid and spooky, confirming Kobo Abe's status as a leading Japanese novelist.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241454619

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 October 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

  • Translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 11.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 150g

Pages: 192

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Fiction General Fiction Kobo Abe Literary Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Series: Penguin Modern Classics

About the Author

Kobo Abe was born in Tokyo in 1924, grew up in Manchuria, and returned to Japan in his early twenties. Before his death in 1993, Abe was considered his country's foremost living novelist. His novels have earned many literary awards and prizes, and have all been bestsellers in Japan. They include The Woman in the Dunes, The Ark Sakura, The Face of Another, The Box Man and The Ruined Map.

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