Silence Film tie-in

Now a major motion picture directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Liam Neeson, Adam Driver and Andrew Garfield. With an introduction by Martin Scorsese ''One of the finest historical novels written by anyone, anywhere . . . Flawless'' - David Mitchell Father Rodrigues is an idealistic Portuguese Jesuit priest who, in the 1640s, sets sail for Japan on a determined mission to help the brutally oppressed Japanese Christians and to discover the truth behind unthinkable rumours that his famous teacher Ferreira has renounced his faith. Once faced with the realities of religious persecution Rodrigues himself is forced to make an impossible choice: whether to abandon his flock or his God. Winner of the 1966 Tanizaki Prize, Silence is Shusaku Endo''s most highly acclaimed novel and a classic of its genre. It caused major controversy in Japan following its publication in 1967.

Report

One of the finest historical novels written by anyone, anywhere . . . Flawless David Mitchell, author of CLOUD ATLAS and THE BONE CLOCKS

Product details

• Authors: Shusaku Endo
• Assisted by: Martin Scorsese (Introduction), William Johnston (Translation), Johnston William (Translation)
• Publisher: Picador Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 29.12.2016
• EAN: 9781447299844
• ISBN: 978-1-4472-9984-4
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 197 mm x 17 mm
• Series: Picador Classic; Picador Collection
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Japanische SchriftstellerInnen; Werke (div.), Japan, FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), FICTION / Religious, Fiction in translation, FICTION / Christian / General, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Religious and spiritual fiction, c 1600 to 1867 (Japanese Edo period), FICTION / World Literature / Japan, Narrative theme: Journeys and voyages