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The Woman in the Dunes - Kōbō Abe, E. Dale Saunders, Machi Abe
The Woman in the Dunes
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This beautiful novel by one of Japan's most important writers is also one of the most strangely terrifying and memorable books you'll ever read. The Woman in the Dunes is the story of an amateur entomologist who wanders alone into a remote seaside village in pursuit of a rare beetle he wants to... show more
This beautiful novel by one of Japan's most important writers is also one of the most strangely terrifying and memorable books you'll ever read. The Woman in the Dunes is the story of an amateur entomologist who wanders alone into a remote seaside village in pursuit of a rare beetle he wants to add to his collection. But the townspeople take him prisoner. They lower him in
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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 241
Edition language: English
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4.0 The Woman in the Dunes
Sand sucks. The sand in this novel is so oppressive, invasive, and omnipresent, that after finishing the book, I felt like I needed to take a shower. Maybe two."His words were absorbed by the sand and blown by the wind, and there was no way of knowing how far they reached."The book is the basis of o...
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