Birthday Book Haul 2025
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August 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Some New & Recommended titles. #MFDOOM #DeLaSoul #GirlGangs #MenacePulp #KoboAbe #WaitingForTheFear #BaltimoreBookstore
December 20, 2024 at 11:04 PM
Some New & Recommended titles. #MFDOOM #DeLaSoul #GirlGangs #MenacePulp #KoboAbe #WaitingForTheFear #BaltimoreBookstore
THE TRAITOR, last major novel of Kōbō Abe's to reach Anglophones as translated by Mark Gibeau via @columbiaup.bsky.social: #Booksky
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THE TRAITOR, last major novel of Kōbō Abe
THE TRAITOR KŌBŌABE (tr. Mark Gibeau) Columbia University Press ( non-affiliate Bookshop.org link) $26.40 paperback, ava...
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May 20, 2026 at 12:43 PM
THE TRAITOR, last major novel of Kōbō Abe's to reach Anglophones as translated by Mark Gibeau via @columbiaup.bsky.social: #Booksky
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A wonderful cover illustration for Kōbō Abe's 幽霊はここにいる (The Ghost is Here) and どれい狩り (Slave Hunting).
#KōbōAbe #安部公房 #幽霊はここにいる #TheGhostisHere #どれい狩り #SlaveHunting #Yuureiwakokoniiru #Doreigari #安部公房 #AbeKimifusa
#KōbōAbe #安部公房 #幽霊はここにいる #TheGhostisHere #どれい狩り #SlaveHunting #Yuureiwakokoniiru #Doreigari #安部公房 #AbeKimifusa
June 8, 2025 at 2:22 AM
A wonderful cover illustration for Kōbō Abe's 幽霊はここにいる (The Ghost is Here) and どれい狩り (Slave Hunting).
#KōbōAbe #安部公房 #幽霊はここにいる #TheGhostisHere #どれい狩り #SlaveHunting #Yuureiwakokoniiru #Doreigari #安部公房 #AbeKimifusa
#KōbōAbe #安部公房 #幽霊はここにいる #TheGhostisHere #どれい狩り #SlaveHunting #Yuureiwakokoniiru #Doreigari #安部公房 #AbeKimifusa
"Konuşmaya gelince, üstünüze yok. Ama iş başa düşünce, parmağınızı oynatacak cesaretiniz yok!"
#KōbōAbe
Japon yazarın aramızdan ayrılışının 32. yılında saygıyla..
#KōbōAbe
Japon yazarın aramızdan ayrılışının 32. yılında saygıyla..
January 22, 2025 at 11:04 PM
"Konuşmaya gelince, üstünüze yok. Ama iş başa düşünce, parmağınızı oynatacak cesaretiniz yok!"
#KōbōAbe
Japon yazarın aramızdan ayrılışının 32. yılında saygıyla..
#KōbōAbe
Japon yazarın aramızdan ayrılışının 32. yılında saygıyla..
Surreal, confusing, funny. Men live inside boxes and wander Tokyo.
#booksky #koboabe #japanesefiction
#booksky #koboabe #japanesefiction
December 30, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Surreal, confusing, funny. Men live inside boxes and wander Tokyo.
#booksky #koboabe #japanesefiction
#booksky #koboabe #japanesefiction
The Face of Another (1966)
"There are monsters who act like people and people who act like monsters. Even monsters have their pleasures."
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#filmsky #moviesky #koboabe #teshigahara #japan 📽️ 📺 💙📚 #literature #promosky
"There are monsters who act like people and people who act like monsters. Even monsters have their pleasures."
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#filmsky #moviesky #koboabe #teshigahara #japan 📽️ 📺 💙📚 #literature #promosky
November 19, 2024 at 3:22 PM
The Face of Another (1966)
"There are monsters who act like people and people who act like monsters. Even monsters have their pleasures."
Letterboxd: boxd.it/XLGun
#filmsky #moviesky #koboabe #teshigahara #japan 📽️ 📺 💙📚 #literature #promosky
"There are monsters who act like people and people who act like monsters. Even monsters have their pleasures."
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#filmsky #moviesky #koboabe #teshigahara #japan 📽️ 📺 💙📚 #literature #promosky
The Face of Another Video Essay (2007)
YouTube video by 영화의 이해 Understanding Movies
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November 19, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Finished #TheWomanintheDunes
#KōbōAbe
The theory had been advanced that the man, tired of life, had committed suicide. One of his colleagues…claimed that in a grown man enthusiasm for such a useless pastime as collecting insects was evidence enough of a mental quirk....
#KōbōAbe
The theory had been advanced that the man, tired of life, had committed suicide. One of his colleagues…claimed that in a grown man enthusiasm for such a useless pastime as collecting insects was evidence enough of a mental quirk....
December 28, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Finished #TheWomanintheDunes
#KōbōAbe
The theory had been advanced that the man, tired of life, had committed suicide. One of his colleagues…claimed that in a grown man enthusiasm for such a useless pastime as collecting insects was evidence enough of a mental quirk....
#KōbōAbe
The theory had been advanced that the man, tired of life, had committed suicide. One of his colleagues…claimed that in a grown man enthusiasm for such a useless pastime as collecting insects was evidence enough of a mental quirk....
"One could not do without repetition in life, like the beating of the heart, but it was also true that the beating of the heart was not all there was to life."
✒ #KoboAbe, writer, playwright, musician, photographer, and inventor, was #BOTD 7 March 1924. #Theatre #Literature
✒ #KoboAbe, writer, playwright, musician, photographer, and inventor, was #BOTD 7 March 1924. #Theatre #Literature
March 7, 2026 at 4:05 AM
"One could not do without repetition in life, like the beating of the heart, but it was also true that the beating of the heart was not all there was to life."
✒ #KoboAbe, writer, playwright, musician, photographer, and inventor, was #BOTD 7 March 1924. #Theatre #Literature
✒ #KoboAbe, writer, playwright, musician, photographer, and inventor, was #BOTD 7 March 1924. #Theatre #Literature
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Book/Day 2/20
#booksky💙📚
#bookchallenge
#secretrendezvous #koboabe #Japanesefiction #japaneseliterature
Book/Day 2/20
#booksky💙📚
#bookchallenge
#secretrendezvous #koboabe #Japanesefiction #japaneseliterature
January 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Book/Day 2/20
#booksky💙📚
#bookchallenge
#secretrendezvous #koboabe #Japanesefiction #japaneseliterature
Book/Day 2/20
#booksky💙📚
#bookchallenge
#secretrendezvous #koboabe #Japanesefiction #japaneseliterature
Finished my third book of the year and am now curious to watch the film adaptation. Watched Abe’s “The Face of Another” last fall and enjoyed it thoroughly, but rather than hunt down a copy of the book I opted to borrow this from my partner’s bookshelf instead. #KoboAbe #TheWomanInTheDunes #booksky
January 21, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Finished my third book of the year and am now curious to watch the film adaptation. Watched Abe’s “The Face of Another” last fall and enjoyed it thoroughly, but rather than hunt down a copy of the book I opted to borrow this from my partner’s bookshelf instead. #KoboAbe #TheWomanInTheDunes #booksky
Domani in libreria esce L'Uomo Scatola di #KoboAbe in una nuovissima versione curata e pubblicata nella collana Oscar Mondadori, qui il mio speciale sull'autore e su #DeathStranding, pubblicato un mesetto fa!
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Chi era Kōbō Abe, l’autore dietro l’incipit di Death Stranding
La “corda” e il “bastone” rappresentano due delle invenzioni più antiche dell’umanità. Il bastone per tenere lontano il male, la corda come…
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April 14, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Domani in libreria esce L'Uomo Scatola di #KoboAbe in una nuovissima versione curata e pubblicata nella collana Oscar Mondadori, qui il mio speciale sull'autore e su #DeathStranding, pubblicato un mesetto fa!
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MOVIE QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Vicious scum! Must a man become a demon just to survive?”
Hisashi Igawa in Pitfall
#Pitfall #HiroshiTeshigahara #KoboAbe #moviequotes #moviequoteoftheday
“Vicious scum! Must a man become a demon just to survive?”
Hisashi Igawa in Pitfall
#Pitfall #HiroshiTeshigahara #KoboAbe #moviequotes #moviequoteoftheday
September 14, 2026 at 10:43 AM
MOVIE QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Vicious scum! Must a man become a demon just to survive?”
Hisashi Igawa in Pitfall
#Pitfall #HiroshiTeshigahara #KoboAbe #moviequotes #moviequoteoftheday
“Vicious scum! Must a man become a demon just to survive?”
Hisashi Igawa in Pitfall
#Pitfall #HiroshiTeshigahara #KoboAbe #moviequotes #moviequoteoftheday
Bazen insan bir yere varmak için değil, bulunduğu yerden uzaklaşabilmek için yola çıkar.
“Kaçmak bir varış noktası aramak değil, bir tutumdur.”
Kōbō Abe’nin dünyasını ve daha fazlasını Kitapyurdu'nda keşfedin!🌙🇯🇵📚
#Kitapyurdu #JaponyaEdebiyatVeFikirGünleri #JaponEdebiyatı #KoboAbe
“Kaçmak bir varış noktası aramak değil, bir tutumdur.”
Kōbō Abe’nin dünyasını ve daha fazlasını Kitapyurdu'nda keşfedin!🌙🇯🇵📚
#Kitapyurdu #JaponyaEdebiyatVeFikirGünleri #JaponEdebiyatı #KoboAbe
August 31, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Bazen insan bir yere varmak için değil, bulunduğu yerden uzaklaşabilmek için yola çıkar.
“Kaçmak bir varış noktası aramak değil, bir tutumdur.”
Kōbō Abe’nin dünyasını ve daha fazlasını Kitapyurdu'nda keşfedin!🌙🇯🇵📚
#Kitapyurdu #JaponyaEdebiyatVeFikirGünleri #JaponEdebiyatı #KoboAbe
“Kaçmak bir varış noktası aramak değil, bir tutumdur.”
Kōbō Abe’nin dünyasını ve daha fazlasını Kitapyurdu'nda keşfedin!🌙🇯🇵📚
#Kitapyurdu #JaponyaEdebiyatVeFikirGünleri #JaponEdebiyatı #KoboAbe
"He wanted to believe that his own lack of movement had stopped all movement in the world, the way a hibernating frog abolishes winter."
✒️ Brilliant Japanese writer, playwright, musician, photographer, and inventor #KōbōAbe passed away #OTD 22 January 1993. #Literature
✒️ Brilliant Japanese writer, playwright, musician, photographer, and inventor #KōbōAbe passed away #OTD 22 January 1993. #Literature
January 22, 2026 at 4:37 AM
"He wanted to believe that his own lack of movement had stopped all movement in the world, the way a hibernating frog abolishes winter."
✒️ Brilliant Japanese writer, playwright, musician, photographer, and inventor #KōbōAbe passed away #OTD 22 January 1993. #Literature
✒️ Brilliant Japanese writer, playwright, musician, photographer, and inventor #KōbōAbe passed away #OTD 22 January 1993. #Literature
"One could not do without repetition in life, like the beating of the heart, but it was also true that the beating of the heart was not all there was to life."
✒ #KoboAbe, writer, playwright, musician, photographer, and inventor, was #BOTD 7 March 1924. #Theatre #Literature
✒ #KoboAbe, writer, playwright, musician, photographer, and inventor, was #BOTD 7 March 1924. #Theatre #Literature
March 7, 2025 at 2:55 AM
"One could not do without repetition in life, like the beating of the heart, but it was also true that the beating of the heart was not all there was to life."
✒ #KoboAbe, writer, playwright, musician, photographer, and inventor, was #BOTD 7 March 1924. #Theatre #Literature
✒ #KoboAbe, writer, playwright, musician, photographer, and inventor, was #BOTD 7 March 1924. #Theatre #Literature
Si te gusta Kafka, Pynchon o Beckett probablemente te gustará esta #novela Su grandeza reside en la aguda capacidad de #KōbōAbe para personificar los sueños más oscuros y las fantasías de una humanidad moderna. El personaje principal #ElHombreCaja podría ser cualquiera. #book
January 24, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Si te gusta Kafka, Pynchon o Beckett probablemente te gustará esta #novela Su grandeza reside en la aguda capacidad de #KōbōAbe para personificar los sueños más oscuros y las fantasías de una humanidad moderna. El personaje principal #ElHombreCaja podría ser cualquiera. #book
#TheWomanintheDunes
#KōbōAbe
One day in August a man disappeared. He had simply set out for the seashore on a holiday, scarcely half a day away by train, and nothing more was ever heard of him.
#KōbōAbe
One day in August a man disappeared. He had simply set out for the seashore on a holiday, scarcely half a day away by train, and nothing more was ever heard of him.
December 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
#TheWomanintheDunes
#KōbōAbe
One day in August a man disappeared. He had simply set out for the seashore on a holiday, scarcely half a day away by train, and nothing more was ever heard of him.
#KōbōAbe
One day in August a man disappeared. He had simply set out for the seashore on a holiday, scarcely half a day away by train, and nothing more was ever heard of him.
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Kobo Abe, on his birthday March 7 2025 revision
Heir to the tradition of Akutagawa’s Kappa, which documented its author’s descent into madness and founded Japanese Surrealism, as well as that of Kafka to whom…
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March 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM