The Box Man

1973 · literary fiction

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Set in 1 place · 1 primary

Sense of Place

4/5

Description · Open Library (CC0)

Presents the narrator's observations on the world after he gives up his home to live in a cardboard box, which he wears over his head.

Set in

★
Tokyo · Japan
urban wandering setting
★ primary

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