the ruined map Author:kobo abe In the Woman in the Dunes Abe's hero was the hunted - a man who fled society. In his new novel the central character is the hunter - a detective, searching for a missing person in the vast desert of the modern city. The pursuit, violent and nightmarish, leads deeper and deeper into the underworld of Tokyo, through shady commercial enterprises t... more »o back alley nude shows, gangs of outlaw "gypsy" cab drivers and other suspect groups.« less