Silence

Name: Silence
Author: Endo Shusaku

by Endo Shusaku

Novel exploring a priest's crisis of faith during religious persecution in Japan

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Endo Shusaku

Catholic novelist who explored the clash between Western Christianity and Japanese culture with profound moral seriousness. His masterwork Silence depicts a Portuguese missionary's faith crisis under Edo-period persecution.

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