Silence

An historical novel by Japanese writer Shusaku Endo telling the story of a young Portuguese missionary in 17th Century Japan. After being smuggled into the country a Jesuit missionary fresh from the seminary finds the Christian population have been forced underground by a government eager to stamp out foreign interference and values. Consequently he quickly finds himself a fugitive in a strange and frightening land and begins to doubt his mission due to the silence of his god.

Year

1980

Language

English

Publisher

Taplinger Pub. Co.

Editions

1

Reader rating

4.1 / 5 (7)

Pages

294

ISBN

9780800871864

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