The Box Man

Abe Kōbō

earliest edition we have, 1975 Vintage, 2001 192 pages

Presents the narrator's observations on the world after he gives up his home to live in a cardboard box, which he wears over his head.

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The Box Man edition · 2001 · Vintage · 192 pages · 9780375726514
The Box Man paperback · 1995 · North Point Pr · 178 pages · 9780865474611
The Box Man paperback · 1975 · Berkley Windhover Book

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