The Samurai by Shusaku Endo & Van C. Gessel


ISBN
9781805330387
Published
Binding
Paperback
Pages
368
Dimensions
129 x 198mm

Winner of the 1980 Noma Literary Prize - a darkly absorbing portrayal of the first ever Japanese voyage to cross the Pacific Ocean by the author of SilenceIn 17th-century Japan, a diplomatic mission sets sail for the West. Among those facing the combined perils of the sea and foreign courts are ambitious Spanish missionary Pedro Velasco, and Hasekura Rokuemon, a disregarded samurai determined to recover his familys standing. They travel to Mexico City, Rome and back - but Japans new rulers are persecuting Christians, and if the men survive the journey, they may not survive their homecoming.This true story of courage and endurance is told with Endos signature power and simplicity.
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