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Jesuit priest Sebastian Rodrigues sets sail for Japan in 1640, full of idealistic fire. But the cold land he arrives in has no place for missionaries: the Tokugawa shogunate has banned Christianity, and believers face torture and execution. Living in hiding, leading worship in secret, Rodrigues begins to question the true meaning of compassion- and the limits of his own belief. This stunning work of historical fiction is one of literature's deepest explorations of doubt, fellowship, and enduring faith.
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Silence, Endō Shūsaku, William Johnston, Martin Scorsese
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- Released
- 2026
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- Title
- Silence
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Endō Shūsaku, William Johnston, Martin Scorsese
- Publisher
- Pushkin Press
- Released
- 2026
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 1805330780
- ISBN13
- 9781805330783
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Religious Topics, Classics, Christian Themes, Murders, Death, Japan, Adapted for Film, Violence, Loss, Escape, Japanese Literature, 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
- Jesuit priest Sebastian Rodrigues sets sail for Japan in 1640, full of idealistic fire. But the cold land he arrives in has no place for missionaries: the Tokugawa shogunate has banned Christianity, and believers face torture and execution. Living in hiding, leading worship in secret, Rodrigues begins to question the true meaning of compassion- and the limits of his own belief. This stunning work of historical fiction is one of literature's deepest explorations of doubt, fellowship, and enduring faith.