Book Review – Kangaroo Notebook
Author: Kobo Abe
Translator: Maryellen Toman Mori
Publisher: Alfred. A. Knopf, New Yoork, USA, 1996
ISBN: 0-679-42412-1 Pages: 183
A wild ride from start to finish
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This is the last novel by Kobo Abe before his death in 1993. It takes the reader on a fantastic journey from everyday life to a deep dream like state where we get to learn more about the main character who is an employee for an office supply firm who has recently suggested a new product, a Kangaroo Notebook which management like and want to reward him if he can put the idea into reality.
As he contemplates the idea he discovers he has a medical problem to deal with and the novel takes us along for the ride as he tries to discover the cause and gain a solution. We meet a host of interesting characters, places and recollections. He finally ends up in hospital with an unrelated condition where he gets some help from some unlikely strangers.
A fun, crazy and creative dive into to the subconscious!
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Book Review – Kangaroo Notebook