The Ruined Map [Kobo Abe]

[Japan] [Classic] [Sleaze]

The Ruined Map

Kobo Abe

Tuttle, Tokyo. 1970. First Tuttle paperback edition. Some creasing to spine, light yellowing to text block. Excellent.

From the publisher:

"In this gripping novel by the author of The Woman in the Dunes, an alluring woman hires a private eye to track down her missing husband. The detective's investigation takes him deep into Tokyo's sleazy underworld, with its back-alley nude bars, savage gangs, and relentless violence. Before long he is facing both outward danger and inward turmoil as he comes to identify with the man he is hunting."

Abe at his gnarliest - a classic of the Tokyo noir world. This is a lovely Japanese edition with bookseller plate inset on the front cover.