

The narrator is a scientist hideously deformed in a laboratory accident - a man who has lost his face and, with it, connection to other people. Even his wife is now repulsed by him. His only entry back into the world is to create a mask so perfect as to be undetectable. But soon he finds that such mask is more than a disguise.
- | By (Author): Kobo Abe
- | Series: Penguin Modern Classics
- | Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- | Publication Date: Sep 28, 2006
- | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
- | Number of Pages: 256 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback|Softback
- | ISBN-10: 0141188537
- | ISBN-13: 9780141188539
- By (Author):
- Kobo Abe
- Publisher:
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication Date:
- Sep 28, 2006
- Series:
- Penguin Modern Classics
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Number of pages:
- 256 pages
- Binding:
- Paperback|Softback
- Language:
- English
- ISBN-13:
- 9780141188539