The Ark Sakura
Author(s): Kobo Abe
A classic from the renowned Japanese novelist about isolation and the threat of a nuclear holocaust, The Ark Sakura is as timely today as it was at its original publication.
In this Kafkaesque allegorical fantasy, Mole has converted a huge underground quarry into an "ark" capable of surviving the coming nuclear holocaust and is now in search of his crew. He falls victim, however, to the wiles of a con man-cum-insect dealer. In the surreal drama that ensues, the ark is invaded by a gang of youths and a sinister group of elderly people called the Broom Brigade, led by Mole's odious father, while Mole becomes trapped in the ark's central piece of equipment, a giant toilet powerful enough to flush almost anything, including chopped-up humans, out to sea.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Penguin Random House
- : Vintage
- : 0.308443
- : 10 February 2009
- : .7 Inches X 5.2 Inches X 7.9 Inches
- : books
Special Fields
- : Kobo Abe
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 895.6/35
- : 352