Fr. 19.90

Silence - Puskin Classics

English · Paperback

Will be released 01.01.2026

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Father Sebastian Rodrigues sets sail for Japan in 1640. He is on a mission to find one of the Portuguese Jesuits that went before him, a spiritual example to the younger priests, and disprove the shocking rumours that this man has betrayed his faith. Embarking full of idealistic fire, Rodrigues soon finds that life in this strange land will challenge his convictions, too. For the Tokugawa shogunate has banned Christianity and expelled all the missionaries from Japan - and the believers who remain must worship in secret or face torture and execution. Inspired by the author's own experience as a Japanese Catholic, this masterpiece of historical fiction, hailed as one of the twentieth century's finest novels, tells a harrowing story of compassion, doubt, and enduring faith.

Product details

Authors Shusaku Endo
Assisted by Martin Scorsese (Introduction), William Johnston (Translation)
Publisher Pushkin Press
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback
Release 01.01.2026
 
EAN 9781805330783
ISBN 978-1-80533-078-3
No. of pages 314
Subjects Fiction > Narrative literature

Japan, FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), FICTION / Religious, Fiction in translation, Religious and spiritual fiction, Religious & Spiritual Fiction, c 1600 to 1867 (Japanese Edo period), Classic fiction: general and literary

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