Kōbō Abe

Japanese writer, playwright, photographer and inventor.

Born March 7th, 1924 in Kita.

Died January 22nd, 1993 at 68 years old in Tokyo (cardiac arrest).

Occupations
film director, novelist, photographer, playwright, poet, prose writer, science fiction writer, screenwriter, writer
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Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender