Seventeenth-century Japan: Two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to a country hostile to their religion. 'Silence I regard as a masterpiece, a lucid and elegant drama. is a great achievement, and I love the book." - David Mitchell, author. Shusaku Endo's New York Times bestselling classic novel of enduring faith in dangerous times, now a major motion picture directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Andrew Garfield, Liam Neeson, and Adam Driver. Shusaku Endos New York Times bestselling classic novel of enduring faith in dangerous times, now a major motion picture directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Andrew Garfield, Liam Neeson, and Adam Driver.
Shusaku Endo is one of the most celebrated and well-known Japanese fiction writers of the twentieth century, and Silence is widely considered to be his great masterpiece." - from the rear outer cover. Eventually captured and forced to watch their Japanese Christian brothers lay down their lives for their faith, the priests bear witness to unimaginable cruelties that test their own beliefs.
Seventeenth-century Japan: Two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to a country hostile to their religion, where feudal lords force the faithful to publicly renounce their beliefs. "The Classic Novel of Enduring Faith in Dangerous Times. Translated from the Japanese by William Johnston. Includes About the Author About the Translator List of Other Books by Shusaku Endo Foreword by Martin Scorsese Translator's Preface Prologue Appendix: Diary of an Officer at the Christian Residence and An Expanded Discussion Guide for Silence By Shusaku Endo consisting of Praise for Silence Publisher's Note A Note on Silence Meet Shusaku Endo Endo's Influence Discussion Questions and Topics and Recommended Further Reading. As new condition color photographic softcover wraps.
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