{"product_id":"9781805330783-silence","title":"Silence","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLaunched in 1967 to both controversy and acclaim, \u003ci\u003eSilence\u003c\/i\u003e has solidified its reputation as Shusaku Endo's defining achievement and one of the genre's most influential classics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the best historical novels by anyone, ever' David Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Japan's greatest twentieth-century author' Graham Greene\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A masterpiece. There can be no higher praise' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith an introduction by Martin Scorsese.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJesuit priest Sebastian Rodrigues sets sail for Japan in 1640, full of idealistic fire. But the cold land he arrives in has no place for missionaries: the Tokugawa shogunate has banned Christianity, and believers face torture and execution. Living in hiding, leading worship in secret, Rodrigues begins to question the true meaning of compassion - and the limits of his own belief.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis stunning work of historical fiction - introduced by Martin Scorsese, who adapted it into a film - is one of literature's deepest explorations of doubt, fellowship, and enduring faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of the Pushkin Press Classics series: timeless storytelling by icons of literature, hand-picked from around the globe.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated by William Johnston.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShusaku Endo (1923-1996) was one of the greatest novelists of postwar Japan. Baptised as a Roman Catholic as a child, his work explores the relationship between East and West from his unique perspective as a Japanese Christian. Endo won the Akutagawa Prize and the Yomiuri Literary Prize, was nominated for the Nobel Prize several times, and received an Order of Culture from the Japanese government. Among his other novels are \u003ci\u003eDeep River, The Samurai\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Sea and Poison\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by Pushkin Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilliam Johnston (1925-2010) was born in Belfast. He entered the Jesuit priesthood and was sent to their mission in Japan in 1951. He would spend most of the rest of his life there, teaching English at Tokyo's Sophia University, writing on mysticism, and practising aspects of both Catholicism and Zen Buddhism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56884622524790,"sku":"9781805330783","price":8.41,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41142829_0324bf75-108f-4fc7-a9c4-82f1d1a48b18.jpg?v=1778119923","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781805330783-silence","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}