- Paperback: 183 pages
- Publisher: Vintage Books; 1st Vintage International Ed edition (1 Feb 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0679746633
- ISBN-13: 978-0679746638
- Product Dimensions: 13.3 x 1.3 x 20.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 169,767 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In the last novel written before his death in 1993, one of Japan's most distinguished novelists proffered a surreal vision of Japanese society that manages to be simultaneously fearful and jarringly funny. The narrator of Kangaroo Notebook wakes on morning to discover that his legs are growing radish sprouts, an ailment that repulses his doctor but provides the patient with the unusual ability to snack on himself. In short order, Kobo Abe's unraveling protagonist finds himself hurtling in a hospital bed to the very shores of hell. Abe has assembled a cast of oddities into a coherent novel, one imbued with unexpected meaning. Translated from the Japanese by Maryellen Toman Mori.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having read several of Abe's other books, I have found Kangaroo Notebook to be the best, although I can't say I understood it too well. The imagery is incredible. Also, the ending scared me half to death.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The premise of this book is, to say the least, odd. It starts of in a manner that is similar to Kafka's Metamorphosis but then goes off on a tangent. Occasionally obtuse and it sometimes seems like some things are inside jokes, but the sheer quality of it makes it worth reading.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This was the first of Abe's novels that I read. I was impressed by the intensity and depth of the psychological metaphors he employed. Part of the magic of the book is that you are drawn into the story without any hint of why the central character has radish sprouts growing from his shins. It is not until the end that you have an opportunity to consider your understanding of all the events. Curiously, this does not leave one with a feeling of being cheated, but of being rewarded with the experience of Abe's work
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Normal man in weird trouble
Kangaroo Notebook is the weird story of an otherwise normal man who one day notices strange plant growths on his shins. Read more
Published on 31 Jan 2001
Increadible! A must read for fans of Japanese literature.
Kangaroo Notebook is a difficult novel to understand, but you'll love it anyway. The plot is bizzare, to say the least. Read more
Published on 14 Jan 1999
Weird.
If you've read other books by Abe, you may like this one. I found it less cohesive than his other works. Just....weird. The radish sprouts on the protagonist's shins was cool. Read more
Published on 11 Jun 1998
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