What profession do Kōbō Abe and Agatha Christie share?
Kōbō Abe Kōbō Abe (安部 公房 , "Abe Kōbō" ) , pseudonym of Kimifusa Abe (安部 公房 , "Abe Kimifusa" , March 7, 1924 – January 22, 1993) , was a Japanese writer, playwright, photographer and inventor. Abe has been often compared to Franz Kafka and Alberto Moravia for his modernist sensibilities and his surreal, often nightmarish explorations of individuals in contemporary society.
Anna Christie (1930 English-language film) Anna Christie is a 1930 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pre-Code drama film adaptation of the 1922 play of the same name by Eugene O'Neill. It was adapted by Frances Marion, produced and directed by Clarence Brown with Paul Bern and Irving Thalberg as co-producers. The cinematography was by William H. Daniels, the art direction by Cedric Gibbons and the costume design by Adrian.