Inter Ice Age 4 (第四間氷期, Daiyon kampyōki) is an early novel by Japanese writer Kobo Abe written in 1959. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Plot introduction
Plot elements include submersion of the world caused by melting polar ice, genetic creation of gilled children for the coming underwater age, and a fortune-telling computer predicting the future and advising humans how to deal with it [1]. The fish-children seem to represent the chillingly unemotional future of humanity.
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References
Encyclopædia Britannica 2005 Ultimate Reference Suite DVD: "Abe Kōbō"