Kōbō Abe

Kōbō Abe

Kōbō Abe was born in Kita, Tokyo on March 7th, 1924 and passed away at the age of 68 on January 22nd, 1993.

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Kōbō Abe Stats: The most read book by Kōbō Abe on Book Notification is The Woman in the Dunes, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of Kōbō Abe books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
1946
2
1973

List of Collections in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
2013

List of Plays in Publication Order

List of Kōbō Abe Anthologies in Publication Order

Kōbō Abe

Kōbō Abe was born on March 7th, 1924. Kōbō passed away January 22nd, 1993 at 68 years old. Kōbō Abe was born in Kita, Tokyo.

Kōbō Abe is probably best known for their Standalone Novels. There are currently 12 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1948 with the novel 終りし道の標に. The most recently released novel was Kangaroo Notebook which was released in 1991.

Kōbō Abe also wrote the Plays series which has 6 books including Friends and The Man Who Turned into a Stick.

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Kōbō Abe: F.A.Q

When was Kōbō Abe Born?

Kōbō Abe was born on March 7th, 1924.

When did Kōbō Abe die?

Kōbō Abe died on January 22nd, 1993 at 68 years old.

Where was Kōbō Abe Born?

Kōbō Abe was born in Kita, Tokyo, .

What was the first book Kōbō Abe wrote?

The first book written by Kōbō Abe was Beyond the Curve, published in 1946.

What was the most recent book Kōbō Abe wrote?

Their most recently released work was The Frontier Within on June 25th, 2013.

How many books has Kōbō Abe written?

Kōbō Abe has written 21 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 12 Standalone Novels, 2 books in the Short Story Collections, 1 book in the Collections, 6 books in the Plays.

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