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The Ark Sakura

by Kobo Abe
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Description

In this Kafkaesque allegorical fantasy, Mole has converted a huge underground quarry into an “ark” capable of surviving the coming nuclear holocaust and is now in search of his crew. He falls victim, however, to the wiles of a con man-cum-insect dealer. In the surreal drama that ensues, the ark is invaded by a gang of youths and a sinister group of elderly people called the Broom Brigade, led by Mole's odious father, while Mole becomes trapped in the ark's central piece of equipment, a giant toilet powerful enough to flush almost anything, including chopped-up humans, out to sea.

What it’s like

ViolenceGraphic
HorrorTerrifying

Details

First published
1984
Pages
354
Reading time
About 7 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Adult
Series
Standalone

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