Quote of the day
Guilt is anger directed at ourselves - at what we did or did not do. Resentment is anger directed at others - at what they did or did not do.
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)