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haazex 's review for:
The Woman in the Dunes
by Kōbō Abe
The story of an entomologist that gets trapped in a nightmarish sand pit with an unknown woman as a companion brings one's thoughts to Kafka, entrapments and a severe bout of existentialism. I never really enjoyed neither the writing nor the narrative, but was curious enough about the story line to complete the book. The story seems to be an analogy of life shaping an entrapment in its multitude of circumstances making it impossible to escape except by accepting the world. There is a dreamlike quality in the book as the world of sand and the inner nature of the man weaves a new reality. An interesting read as I have been curious about Kōbō Abe, but needless to say I was not exactly spellbound during this journey. I still feel the sand all over my body.......