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Reddit mentions of The Box Man: A Novel
Sentiment score: 1
Reddit mentions: 5
We found 5 Reddit mentions of The Box Man: A Novel. Here are the top ones.
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- Vintage Books
Features:
Specs:
| Color | Tan |
| Height | 7.95 Inches |
| Length | 5.28 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | July 2001 |
| Weight | 0.38801358112 pounds |
| Width | 0.5 Inches |
https://www.amazon.com/Box-Man-Novel-Kobo-Abe/dp/0375726519?ie=UTF8&qid=1466714596&ref_=la_B000APORNQ_1_1&s=books&sr=1-1
>protagonist gives up his identity and the trappings of a normal life to live in a large cardboard box he wears over his head.
Seems this isn't the first time Kojima has used Abe for inspiration...
Others have suggested Haruki Murakami, but if he digs cult fiction then have him read the other great Murakami, Ryu Murakami. Coin Locker Babies and Almost Transparent Blue are his absolute best. Kobo Abe was also mentioned and I recommend his novel The Box Man. Then there is the whole realm of bizarro fiction like my favorite Satan Burger. From the recommendations I've seen here, you should have a damn fine list to give him.
Came expecting at least one reference to Kobo Abe - The Box Man, left disappointed.
box man
In this eerie and evocative masterpiece, the nameless protagonist gives up his identity and the trappings of a normal life to live in a large cardboard box he wears over his head. Wandering the streets of Tokyo and scribbling madly on the interior walls of his box, he describes the world outside as he sees or perhaps imagines it, a tenuous reality that seems to include a mysterious rifleman determined to shoot him, a seductive young nurse, and a doctor who wants to become a box man himself. The Box Man is a marvel of sheer originality and a bizarrely fascinating fable about the very nature of identity.
http://www.amazon.com/Box-Man-Novel-Kobo-Abe/dp/0375726519