Beyond the Curve Author:Kobo Abe Abe's best short works to date are presented here in this well-crafted collection of fiction which explores many of modern man's dilemmas in an insightful, yet highly surrealistic style. Called by The New York Times, "The best Japanese novelist (since) Mishima and Kawabata...", Abe is one of the most highly regarded writers in ... more »Japan today.« less