The Final Martyrs (New Directions Paperbook)

Endo, Shusaku

ISBN 10: 0811218112 / ISBN 13: 9780811218115

Edité par New Directions (edition Revised ed.), 2009

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The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

N° de réf. du vendeur 0811218112-7-1

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Final Martyrs (New Directions Paperbook)
• Éditeur: New Directions (edition Revised ed.)
• Date de parution: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0811218112
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780811218115
• Reliure: Paperback
• Édition: Revised ed.
• État de l'article: Fair

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Synopsis

Eleven short, deeply spiritual stories ranging from autobiographical serendipities to solemn, empathetic parables. The title story is set during the 18th-century Shogunate persecution of Christians in Japan.

À propos des auteurs

Shusaku Endo (1923-1996) is widely regarded as one of the most important Japanese authors of the late twentieth century. He won many major literary awards and was nominated for the Nobel Prize several times. His novel Silence was recently made into a major film directed by Martin Scorsese.

Van C. Gessel is a professor of Japanese at Brigham Young University, and has a Ph.D. in Japanese literature from Columbia University. After joining the Church of Latter-day Saints in 1968, Gessel served as a missionary to Japan from 1970-71. He was given a lifetime achievement award from the Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture of Columbia University for his translations of modern Japanese fiction.