The Face of Another

About “The Face of Another”

The Face of Another is a 1964 novel by Japanese author Kōbō Abe. The story is told through a first-person narrative and includes a prologue, three "notebooks," and a final letter from the protagonist's wife. The novel examines the alienation of individuals in modern urban society, a theme common in Abe's work. In 1966, the book was adapted into a film directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)