num_pages: 248
description: 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 Japan today.
language: English
title: Beyond the Curve
titlecomplete: Beyond the Curve
genres: Fiction, Dark, Magical Realism, Short Stories, Japan, Japanese Literature, Literature, Asian Literature, Classics, 20th Century
ratings_count: 659
publisher:  Tokyo: Kodansha International