Quote of the day
If you do not accuse each other, God will not accuse you. If you have no accuser you will enter heaven. . . . What many people call sin is not sin; I do many things to break down superstition, and I will break it down.
Kōbō Abe
Born: March 7, 1924
Died: January 22, 1993 (aged 68)
Bio: Kimifusa Abe was a Japanese writer, playwright, photographer and inventor who wrote under the pseudonym of Kōbō Abe. His surreal, often nightmarish depictions of the modern condition have led him to often be compared to Franz Kafka.
Known for:
- Hako-Otoko (1973)
- The Face of Another (1964)
- Woman in the Dunes (1992)
- The Ruined Map (1980)
- Kangaroo Notebook (1991)