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A review by hades9stages
The Man Who Turned into a Stick: Three Related Plays by Kōbō Abe
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Stick: (to himself) I’ve never once felt more satisfied. But I wonder what it would be better to turn into, rather than a stick. The one thing somebody in the world is sure to pick up is a stick.
A Man from Hell: The man’s been shut up inside the shape of a stick. He can’t do much as budge anymore, and that’s a problem.
A Woman from Hell: Supposing he begins to itch somewhere- What’ll he do? How will he fare?
Man from Hell: I’m afraid a stick would probably lack the talent needed to scratch his own back.
i now kind of understand why Abe is sometimes compared to kafka.
A Man from Hell: The man’s been shut up inside the shape of a stick. He can’t do much as budge anymore, and that’s a problem.
A Woman from Hell: Supposing he begins to itch somewhere- What’ll he do? How will he fare?
Man from Hell: I’m afraid a stick would probably lack the talent needed to scratch his own back.
i now kind of understand why Abe is sometimes compared to kafka.