Beyond Nation: Time, Writing, and Community in the Work of Abe Kōbō

by Richard F. Calichman

In the work of writer Abe Kōbō (1924-1993), characters are alienated both from themselves and from one another. Through close readings of Abe's work, Richard Calichman reveals how time and writing have the ability to unground identity. Over time, attempts to create unity of self cause alienation, despite government attempts to convince people to form communities (and nations) to recapture a sense of wholeness. Art, then, must resist the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804797013
• ISBN13: 9780804797016
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"