Description
A devastating laboratory accident leaves an industrial chemist faceless, severing his connection to the world and even his own wife. Driven by a desperate need to reclaim his identity and escape his profound isolation, he embarks on a radical transformation, crafting a new face to navigate a society that shuns his disfigurement. This unsettling narrative delves into the alienation of modern man, exploring themes of identity, perception, and the desperate search for belonging in an increasingly fragmented urban landscape. Through a disorienting first-person perspective, the novel questions the very nature of self and the masks we wear to survive.
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Unknown
Published Jan 1, 1967
274 pages
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Details
First Published
1964
Language
jpn
Translation
From: jpn
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Face of Another by Kobo Abe.