Inter Ice Age 4 (第四間氷期, Dai-Yon Kampyōki) is an early science fiction novel by Japanese writer Kōbō Abe originally serialized in the journal Sekai from 1958 to 1959. In 1970 the book became the first Japanese science fiction novel to appear in English, in a translation by American scholar E. Dale Saunders. [1] [2] [3]

Inter Ice Age 4 is a sci-fi novel about a future Japan threatened by the melting polar ice caps, and it's primarily known for being a visionary work. Written in the late 1950s, it accurately predicted: climate change caused by greenhouse gas emissions and the melting of glaciers and the polar ice caps as the result of climate change ...

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Jul 6, 2022 · "Originally published in Japan as Dai yon kampyo-ki by Hayakawa Shobo, Tokyo."

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Inter Ice Age 4 is an early science fiction novel by Japanese writer Kōbō Abe originally serialized in the journal Sekai from 1958 to 1959 and first translated into English by American scholar E. Dale Saunders in 1970.

Inter Ice Age 4 by Kōbō Abe. First published:Daiyon kampyōki, 1958-1959, serial; 1959, book (English translation, 1970) Type of work: Science fiction Time of work: The near future Locale: Tokyo Principal Characters: Professor Katsumi, the narrator, a computer scientist at the Institute for Computer Technique; Tanomogi, his assistant; Wada Katsuko, a young female assistant

"Set in the next century, as the polar ice caps begin to melt, threatening to submerge the continents and destroy all terrestrial life. Secretly and illegally, a group of scientists has begun...