Silence: Picador Classic (Picador Classic, 66)
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The recipient of the 1966 Tanizaki Prize, Silence is Shusaku Endo's most highly acclaimed work and has been called one of the twentieth century's finest novels. As empathetic as it is powerful, it is an astonishing exploration of faith and suffering and an award-winning classic.
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While Japanese authors are known for toned down writing, this managed to tranport emotions really well. It is easy to fully understand the views, believes and feelings of the characters, especially the priest protagonist, even if culture, time and religion seperates me from them. Also, in regards to all of these aspects, it feels authentic. I head never before heard about these historic events and while they are presented, obviously, as horrible, there is some complexity in the details
Description
The recipient of the 1966 Tanizaki Prize, Silence is Shusaku Endo's most highly acclaimed work and has been called one of the twentieth century's finest novels. As empathetic as it is powerful, it is an astonishing exploration of faith and suffering and an award-winning classic.
Book Information
Posts
While Japanese authors are known for toned down writing, this managed to tranport emotions really well. It is easy to fully understand the views, believes and feelings of the characters, especially the priest protagonist, even if culture, time and religion seperates me from them. Also, in regards to all of these aspects, it feels authentic. I head never before heard about these historic events and while they are presented, obviously, as horrible, there is some complexity in the details