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65 - Kōbō Abe's The Box Man

An episode of the Books of Some Substance podcast, hosted by David Southard and Nathan Sharp, titled "65 - Kōbō Abe's The Box Man" was published on January 23, 2021 and runs 48 minutes.

January 23, 2021 ·48m · Books of Some Substance

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Dear World, Kōbō Abe sees your absurdity and raises you one box! A box to live in, specifically. And a box to meld with the psyche of the inhabitant. If it's not clear, we're talking about Abe's 1973 novel The Box Man, a how-to guide on how to construct your own box in which to dwell and/or a challenging narrative (or, perhaps, narratives?) on the nature of voyeurism and anonymity in modern society.

Don't worry, it's not quite clear to Nathan, David, and Nick either. Listen in for another rousing discussion in which the irrational becomes rational, the meaningful becomes meaningless, and the absurd becomes commonplace. Just don't expect to leave knowing who the narrator(s) is (are).

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