Fake Fish: The Theater Of Kobo Abe

Kobo Abe (1924-93) author of "Women in the Dunes", "The Box Man", "Inter Ice Age Nine" and "The Ark Sakura" led Japanese fiction in a new and original direction. Abe was also active as a playwright and a director, and from 1969 to 1980 he headed his own theatre company, the Abe Studio. In those years he produced and directed many plays, including such seminal works as "Fake Fish", "The Ghost is Here" and "The Little Elephant is Dead". In addition to performing in Tokyo, Abe's troupe toured the United States and Europe, and his plays have been produced by companies around the world. This work provides the story of the years of Abe's intense theatrical experimentation, of his plays in rehearsal and performance as well as a first-hand account of the shape and drive of his creative energy, the development of his literary career and his thoughts on theatre, literature and life.