The Box Man
by Kobo Abe
The Box Man by Kobo Abe
A cardboard-box disguise opens a disorienting investigation into anonymity, observation, and the instability of identity. A man chooses to view the city from inside a cardboard box, turning himself into an anonymous observer. His account becomes increasingly tangled with competing voices and uncertain identities. Abe transforms a peculiar physical disguise into an unsettling fiction about looking, being seen, and escaping the boundaries of ordinary personhood.
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The Box Man
A man chooses to view the city from inside a cardboard box, turning himself into an anonymous observer. His account becomes increasingly tangled with competing voices and uncertain identities. Abe transforms a peculiar physical disguise into an unsettling fiction about looking, being seen, and escaping the boundaries of ordinary personhood.
Why read it?
A cardboard-box disguise opens a disorienting investigation into anonymity, observation, and the instability of identity. Explore Anonymity, Observation and Unstable Identity in this book.
Edition details
- Author / creators: Kobo Abe
- Publisher: Vintage
- Language: English
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 192
- Edition publication year: 2001
About the Author
Book Details
- Author
- Kobo Abe
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 192
- Publication year
- 2001
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