PublishedPeter Owen, December 2016 |
ISBN9780720614480 |
FormatSoftcover, 314 pages |
Dimensions18.6cm × 12.3cm |
In 1637 two Portuguese missionaries undertake a perilous search for their tutor missing on the hostile island of Japan. If discovered, they face the same fate as other practising Christians - torture at the hands of the Shogun and his Samurai, until they renounce their Christian faith.
Endo masterfully uses this gripping high-stakes narrative as a means to pose challenging questions about the limits of faith and devotion and to better understand the role of Judas in the death of Christ.
`One of the finest novels of our time.' -Graham Greene
`A remarkable work . . . sombre, delicate and startlingly empathetic.' -John Updike
`One of the finest historical novels written by anyone, anywhere.' -David Mitchell, author of Cloud Atlas
