Secret Rendezvous (novel)
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| Author | Kōbō Abe |
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| Original title | 密会 |
| Language | Japanese |
| Published | 1977 |
| Publication place | Japan |
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Secret Rendezvous (密会, Mikkai) is a 1977 novel by Kōbō Abe.[1] The English translation by Juliet Winters Carpenter was published by Knopf on August 27, 1979.[2]
Plot
In the middle of the night, an ambulance arrives to take away a woman who appears to be completely healthy. Her husband, a sales representative for an athletic shoe company, attempts to track her whereabouts the next morning, but can find no trace of her once he arrives at the hospital.
References
- ↑ Shinoda, Hajime (January 1, 1980). "SECRET RENDEZVOUS". Japan Quarterly. 27 (1): 112–113. ProQuest 1304281200.
- ↑ "Secret Rendezvous". Kirkus Reviews. 1979-08-01. ISSN 0042-6598. ProQuest 916900965.
External links
- Secret Rendezvous at the Internet Archive (in English)
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