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The Ruined Map (燃え尽きた地図 Moetsukita chizu, 1967) is a novel by Japanese writer Kōbō Abe, translated into English by E. Dale Saunders for Knopf in 1969.
- Kōbō Abe
- 燃え尽きた地図, Moetsukita chizu
- 1967
- 1967
The Ruined Map. Kōbō Abe. 3.48. 2,478 ratings252 reviews. Of all the great Japanese novelists, Kobe Abe was indubitably the most versatile. With The Ruined Map, he crafted a mesmerizing literary crime novel that combines the narrative suspense of Chandler with the psychological depth of Dostoevsky.
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5 de mar. de 2012 · The ruined map. by. Abe Kōbō. Publication date. 1993. Publisher. Kodansha International. Collection. printdisabled; internetarchivebooks.
Of all the great Japanese novelists, Kobe Abe was indubitably the most versatile. With The Ruined Map, he crafted a mesmerizing literary crime novel that combines the narrative suspense of...
- Kobo Abe
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2001
- 0375726527, 9780375726521
- The Ruined Map: A NovelVintage International
17 de nov. de 2020 · The Ruined Map (1967), translated by E Dale Saunders, which feels like a transitional work, takes the most naturalistic approach – up to a point. The narrator, a detective hired to find a...
In this gripping novel by the author of The Woman in the Dunes, an alluring woman hires a private eye to track down her missing husband. The detective's investigation takes him deep into Tokyo's sleazy underworld, with its back-alley nude bars, savage gangs, and relentless violence.
With The Ruined Map, he crafted a mesmerizing literary crime novel that combines the narrative suspense of Chandler with the psychological depth of Dostoevsky. Mr. Nemuro, a respected salesman, disappeared over half a year ago, but only now does his alluring yet alcoholic wife hire a private eye.