Silence: A Novel by Shusaku Endo (English) Paperback Book

Description: Silence by Shusaku Endo, Translator William Johnston, Martin Scorsese "Originally published in Japanese under the title Chinmoku by Monumenta Nipponica"--Title page verso. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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. "Silence I regard as a masterpiece, a lucid and elegant drama."-The New York Review of BooksSeventeenth-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. 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. 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. Author Biography Shusaku Endo, born in Tokyo in 1923, was raised by his mother and an aunt in Kobe where he converted to Roman Catholicism at the age of eleven. At Tokyos Keio University he majored in French literature, graduating BA in 1949, before furthering his studies in French Catholic literature at the University of Lyon in France between 1950 and 1953. Before his death in 1996, Endo was the recipient of a number of outstanding Japanese literary awards: the Akutagawa Prize, Mainichi Cultural Prize, Shincho Prize, and the Tanizaki Prize, and was widely considered the greatest Japanese novelist of his time. Review "Somber, delicate, and startlingly empathetic." -- John Updike "One of the best historical novels by anyone, ever." -- David Mitchell, author of Cloud Atlas and The Bone Clocks "I think about Silence, and Endos work more generally, all the time." -- Phil Klay, author of Redeployment and Winner of the 2014 National Book Award "Silence was in the back of my mind the whole time I was working [on Boxers & Saints]. When I got stuck, I would close my eyes and ask for Endos intercession." -- Gene Luen Yang, MacArthur Fellow and author of Boxers & Saints "All of Endos work has been influential. He truly understands what it means to be both of--and not of--a place." -- Caryl Phillips, Guggenheim Fellow and award-winning author of The Lost Child Review Quote "Thought-provoking and moving...Complex and multilayered...[ Silence ] is a great achievement, and I love the book."--David Mitchell, author of The Bone Clocks and Cloud Atlas Description for Library One of Japans most distinguished 20th-century writers, Endo wrote from a Catholic perspective. This masterwork concerns a young Portuguese missionary in 17th-century Japan, when Christians there were persecuted. It was published in 1966 and translated in 1969; this reissue accompanies Martin -Scorseses forthcoming film adaptation, starring Andrew Garfield. Details ISBN1250082242 Author Martin Scorsese Short Title SILENCE Publisher Picador USA Language English Translator William Johnston ISBN-10 1250082242 ISBN-13 9781250082244 Media Book Format Paperback Residence US Birth 1923 Death 1996 DEWEY FIC Year 2016 Publication Date 2016-01-05 Series Picador Classics Subtitle A Novel UK Release Date 2016-01-05 Imprint Picador USA Pages 256 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:96710707;

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