question: What profession do Kōbō Abe and Agatha Christie share?
answer: playwright
context: Title: Agatha Christie
  Passage: Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE ("née" Miller; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English crime novelist, short story writer and playwright.  She is best known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around her fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.  She also wrote the world's longest-running play, a murder mystery, "The Mousetrap", and six romances under the name Mary Westmacott.  In 1971 she was elevated to Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for her contribution to literature.
  Title: List of Agatha Christie's Marple episodes
  Passage: Agatha Christie's Marple is a British ITV television series based on the Miss Marple and other murder mystery novels by Agatha Christie.  It is also known as Marple.  The title character was played by Geraldine McEwan from the first to third series, until her retirement from the role.  She was replaced by Julia McKenzie from the fourth series onwards.  The first six episodes were all adaptations of "Miss Marple" novels by Christie.  Subsequent episodes were derived both from works featuring Miss Marple but also Christie novels that did not feature the character.
  Title: Agatha Christie Award (Japan)
  Passage: The Agatha Christie Award (アガサ・クリスティー賞 ) is a Japanese literary award established in 2010 in commemoration of the 120th anniversary of Agatha Christie's birth.  The award is presented by Hayakawa Publishing Corporation in association with the Agatha Christie Society, which is chaired by Mathew Pritchard, the grandson of Agatha Christie.
  Title: Inter Ice Age 4
  Passage: 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 and first translated into English by American scholar E. Dale Saunders in 1970.
  Title: The Ruined Map
  Passage: The Ruined Map (燃え尽きた地図 "Moetsukita chizu") is a novel written by the Japanese writer Kōbō Abe in 1967.
  Title: Kōbō Abe
  Passage: 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.
  Title: The Man Without a Map
  Passage: The Man Without a Map (燃えつきた地図 , Moetsukita chizu ) is a 1968 Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara and starring Shintaro Katsu.  The screenplay was adapted by Kōbō Abe from his novel "The Ruined Map".  This was the fourth and final film collaboration between Teshigahara and Abe.
citations: Agatha Christie Kōbō Abe