Books by Shūsaku Endō (2)


1.

Silence by Shūsaku Endō EN

Rating: 3 (3 votes)
Country: Asia / Japan flag Japan
Description:
"Originally published in Japanese under the title Chinmoku by Monumenta Nipponica"--Title page verso.

2.

The Samurai by Shusaku Endo EN

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Country: Asia / Japan flag Japan
Description:
Winner of the 1980 Noma Literary Prize - a darkly absorbing portrayal of the first ever Japanese voyage to cross the Pacific Ocean by the author of Silence In 17th-century Japan, a diplomatic mission sets sail for the West. Among those facing the combined perils of the sea and foreign courts are ambitious Spanish missionary Pedro Velasco, and Hasekura Rokuemon, a disregarded samurai determined to recover his family's standing. They travel to Mexico City, Rome and back - but Japan's new rulers are persecuting Christians, and if the men survive the journey, they may not survive their homecoming.... continue