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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