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Silence

Silence

by Shusaku Endo, William Johnston, Martin Scorsese
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Father Rodrigues is an idealistic Portuguese Jesuit priest who, in the 1640s, sets sail for Japan on a determined mission to help the brutally oppressed Japanese Christians and to discover the truth behind unthinkable rumours that his famous teacher Ferreira has renounced his faith. Once faced with the realities of religious persecution Rodrigues himself is forced to make an impossible choice: whether to abandon his flock or his God. Winner of the 1966 Tanizaki Prize, Silenceis Shusaku Endo's most highly acclaimed novel and a classic of its genre. It caused major controversy in Japan following its publication in 1967. Silenceis now a major film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Liam Neeson, Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver.

Book Details

ISBN13 9781250082244
ISBN10 1250082242
Series/Work OL17898793W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher Picador Modern Classics
Created At January 30, 2025
Updated At January 30, 2025
Last OL update January 18, 2025

Subjects

895.6/35 Catholic Church Chōsen Kōgei Kenkyūkai Christians Christians--japan--fiction Faith and reason Faith and reason--fiction Fiction Fiction, christian, historical Fiction, historical FICTION / Historical Fiction, historical, general Historischer Roman History Japan, fiction Japanisch Jesuits Katholische Kirche Missionar Missionaries

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