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A Japanese Catholic, Endo tells the story of two 17th-century missionaries attempting to shore up the oppressed Japanese Christian movement. Father Rodrigues has come to Japan to find the truth behind unthinkable rumors that his famous teacher Ferreira has renounced his faith. But after his arrival he discovers that the only way to help the brutally persecuted Christians may be to apostatize himself. Translated from the Japanese by William Johnston, this special edition is issued in celebration of the release of Martin Scorsese's film adaptation of the novel.
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Silence, Endō Shūsaku
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- Released
- 2016
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- Title
- Silence
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Endō Shūsaku
- Publisher
- Peter Owen Publishers
- Released
- 2016
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 314
- ISBN10
- 0720614481
- ISBN13
- 9780720614480
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Religious Topics, Classics, Christian Themes, Murders, Death, Japan, Adapted for Film, Violence, Japanese Literature, Loss, Escape, Betrayal, Resistance, Missions and Missionaries, Oppression, Christian East, Persecution of Christians, Shogunate
- First published
- 1966
- Original title
- Čimmoku – 沈黙
- Rating
- 4.15 out of 5
- Description
- A Japanese Catholic, Endo tells the story of two 17th-century missionaries attempting to shore up the oppressed Japanese Christian movement. Father Rodrigues has come to Japan to find the truth behind unthinkable rumors that his famous teacher Ferreira has renounced his faith. But after his arrival he discovers that the only way to help the brutally persecuted Christians may be to apostatize himself. Translated from the Japanese by William Johnston, this special edition is issued in celebration of the release of Martin Scorsese's film adaptation of the novel.