The Face of Another by Kōbō Abe

The Face of Another

Kōbō Abe with Kaori Nagai (Contributor), E. Dale Saunders (Translator)

256 pages paperback 1964

20 editions

fiction classics horror science fiction reflective slow-paced
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A scientist is horrifically disfigured in a laboratory accident. Afraid to reveal his worsening facial scarring, he wraps his head in bandages, but finds his mummified appearance repulses people. He realizes he must create a mask so perfect it is ...

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