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Literature · 1962

The Woman in the Dunes

Kōbō Abe

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The Woman in the Dunes
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Carries memory forward while giving it a stronger literature expression.

A man trapped in a sand pit. Existential allegory of stunning power, source of Teshigahara's film.

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A man trapped in a sand pit. Existential allegory of stunning power, source of Teshigahara's film.

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A man trapped in a sand pit. Existential allegory of stunning power, source of Teshigahara's film.

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