# The Ruined Map

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- Book: [The Ruined Map](https://www.bookquiver.com/kobo-abe/the-ruined-map) ([The Ruined Map.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/kobo-abe/the-ruined-map.md))
- Authors: [Kōbō Abe](https://www.bookquiver.com/kobo-abe)
- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-01-4199-320-1
- Published: 2020-10-29
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

Mr Nemuro, a respected salesman, disappeared over half a year ago, but only now does his alluring yet alcoholic wife hire a private eye. The nameless detective has but two clues: a photo and a matchbook. With these, he embarks upon an ever-more-puzzling pursuit that leads him into the depths of Tokyo's dangerous underworld, where he begins to lose the boundaries of his own identity. Surreal, fast-paced and hauntingly dreamlike, Abe's masterly novel delves into the unknowable mysteries of the human mind.