The Face of Another
Wednesday, 31 May 2006 @ 21:42
by Kobo Abe (1966)
The narrator, a scientist whose face has been disfigured in a laboratory explosion, penned his (self-absorbed) thoughts and confessions in three notebooks meant for his wife. Feeling disconnected with the rest of humanity with the lack of a face, he created a mask, a personality to go with it, with the glee of someone who felt s/he’s deceived the world.
