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Secret Rendezvous (novel)

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1977 novel by Kōbō Abe
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AuthorKōbō Abe
Original title密会
LanguageJapanese
Published1977
Publication placeJapan

Secret Rendezvous (密会, Mikkai) is a 1977 novel by Kōbō Abe.

Synopsis

In the middle of the night, an ambulance arrives to take away a woman who appears to be completely healthy. Her husband, a sales representative for an athletic shoe company, attempts to track her whereabouts the next morning, but can find no trace of her once he arrives at the hospital.

Publication history

The English translation by Juliet Winters Carpenter was first published by Knopf in 1979.

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Works by Kōbō Abe
Novels
Plays
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