{"product_id":"the-face-of-another-paperback","title":"The Face of Another - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKobo Abe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike an elegantly chilling postscript to \u003cb\u003eThe Metamorphosis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e this classic of postwar Japanese literature describes a bizarre physical transformation that exposes the duplicities of an entire world. The narrator is a scientist hideously deformed in a laboratory accident-a man who has lost his face and, with it, his connection to other people. Even his wife is now repulsed by him. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis only entry back into the world is to create a mask so perfect as to be undetectable. But soon he finds that such a mask is more than a disguise: it is an alternate self-a self that is capable of anything. A remorseless meditation on nature, identity and the social contract, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Face of Another\u003c\/b\u003e is an intellectual horror story of the highest order.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike an elegantly chilling postscript to The Metamorphosis,\" this classic of postwar Japanese literature describes a bizarre physical transformation that exposes the duplicities of an entire world. The narrator is a scientist hideously deformed in a laboratory accident-a man who has lost his face and, with it, his connection to other people. Even his wife is now repulsed by him. \u003cbr\u003eHis only entry back into the world is to create a mask so perfect as to be undetectable. But soon he finds that such a mask is more than a disguise: it is an alternate self-a self that is capable of anything. A remorseless meditation on nature, identity and the social contract,\" The Face of Another is an intellectual horror story of the highest order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKobo Abe was born in Tokyo in 1924, grew up in Manchuria, and returned to Japan in his early twenties. In 1948 he received a medical degree from Tokyo Imperial University, but he never practiced medicine. Before his death in 1993, Abe was considered his country's foremost living novelist, and was also widely known as a dramatist. His novels have earned many literary awards and prizes, and have all been best sellers in Japan. They include \u003cb\u003eThe Woman in the Dunes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eKangaroo Notebook\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Ark Sakura\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Face of Another\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Box Man\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003cb\u003eThe Ruined Map.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.03 x 5.23 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 04, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52107665867053,"sku":"9780375726538","price":17.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/Q3d3RytZYVpOZU9IZzd3dEpLUzE1dz09.webp?v=1780451428","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-face-of-another-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}