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In the last novel written before his death in 1993, one of Japan's most distinguished novelists proffered a surreal vision of Japanese society that manages to be simultaneously fearful and jarringly funny. The narrator of Kangaroo Notebook wakes on morning to discover that his legs are... read more

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It should have turned out like any other morning.

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1. Cleft-leaf Radish Sprouts
2. The Chartreuse Poet
3. River of Fire
4. Dracula's Daughter
5. Proposal for a New Traffic System
6. The Winds Plainchant
7. The Kidnapper

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  1. Kōbō Abe (Author)

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  1. Maryellen Toman Mori (Translator)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 0679424121
Page Count: 183

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