Kangaroo Notebook (novel)

Kangaroo Notebook (novel)

infobox Book |
name = Kangaroo Notebook
title_orig = nihongo|カンガルー・ノート|Kangarū Nōto
translator = Maryellen Toman Mori


author = Kōbō Abe
cover_artist =
country = Japan
language = Japanese
series =
genre = Science fiction novel
publisher = Alfred A Knopf
release_date = ca 1977 (Eng. trans. April 1996)
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages = 183 pp (Eng. trans. first edition, hardback)
isbn = ISBN 0-679-42412-1 (Eng. trans. first edition, hardback)
preceded_by =
followed_by =

nihongo|Kangaroo Notebook|カンガルー・ノート|Kangarū Nōto (published 1991)is a novel written by the Japanese writer Kōbō Abe between ca. 1973 - 1977.

Plot summary

One morning, while pondering the stress of his latest assignment at his uninspiring job, the narrator of Kangaroo Notebook feels an itching on his leg that seems to indicate an unusual hair loss. The next morning he wakes to discover that he is sprouting small radishes on his shins. After battling to be seen in his local medical clinic, he enters a hospital, where a physician prescribes hot-spring therapy in Hell Valley.

Hooked to a penile catheter and an IV bottle, the narrator begins a harrowing journey on his hospital bed through the underworld that seems to lie beneath the city streets. Here, he seeks health not so much as he seeks simple explanations for what is happening to him and the strange people he meets: abusive ferreymen, waiflike child demons, vampire nurses, a chiropractor who runs a karate school and works a sideline as a euthanist.

Miscellaneous

-Hideo Kojima has cited Kangaroo Notebook as his inspiration for Metal Gear Solid 2.

References

*Encyclopædia Britannica 2005 Ultimate Reference Suite DVD, article- "Abe Kōbō"


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Kōbō Abe — pseudonym of Kimifusa Abe ( Abe Kimifusa , March 7, 1924 – January 22, 1993) was a Japanese writer, playwright, photographer and inventor.His name is romanized as Kobo Abe in Vintage International s English language editions of his book, while… …   Wikipedia

  • Abe Kobo — ▪ 1994       (ABE KIMIFUSA), Japanese novelist, short story writer, and playwright (b. March 7, 1924, Tokyo, Japan d. Jan. 22, 1993, Tokyo), created portrayals of alienation and loss of identity in modern life that reached a wide audience in… …   Universalium

  • Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty — Developer(s) KCEJ Success (PC) Bluepoint Games (HD port) Publishe …   Wikipedia

  • Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty — Разработчик KCEJ Success (Windows порт) Bluepoint Games (HD порт) …   Википедия

  • Charles Darwin — Charles Darwin …   Wikipedia

  • 20th century in literature — History of modern literature The early modern period 16th century in literature | 17th century in literature European literature in the 18th century 1700s | 1710s | 1720s | 1730s | 1740s | 1750s | 1760s | 1770s | 1780s | 1790s | …   Wikipedia

  • List of Russian language novelists — Russian Writers by Sergei Levitsky, 1856. This is a list of authors who have written works of fiction in the Russian language. The list encompasses novelists and writers of short fiction. For the plain text list, see Category:Russian novelists.… …   Wikipedia

  • Selected bibliography for Harold Pinter — This is the Selected bibliography for Harold Pinter.elected bibliography Works cited;Bibliographical resources *Baker, William, and John C. Ross, comp. Harold Pinter: A Bibliographical History . London: The British Library and New Castle, DE: Oak …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”