Silence (Library Edition) (CD-Audio)

from tess_schoolmarm

Silence by Shusaku Endo was the compilation of several true stories of Portuguese missionaries to Japan in the mid 1500-1600 in novel form. The primary character was Father Rodriguez, a 19 year old priest who volunteered whole-heartedly for the mission to Japan. One of the most power Samurai had ...

from DieFledermaus

Silence is a powerful story of Sebastian Rodrigues, a priest who travels to Japan in the 17th century, when Christianity had been banned. He is investigating the rumor that his mentor, Father Ferreira, had apostatized - an idea he strongly denies. Three Portuguese Catholics are initially sent but...

from DieFledermaus

Silence is a powerful story of Sebastian Rodrigues, a priest who travels to Japan in the 17th century, when Christianity had been banned. He is investigating the rumor that his mentor, Father Ferreira, had apostatized - an idea he strongly denies. Three Portuguese Catholics are initially sent but...

from mandarella

This was deep and painful book for me, and I definitely struggled to finish it.

from LisaMaria_C

This is a short novel, only 201 pages, and I read it in just a few hours. The prose is spare, almost minimalist, but that doesn't mean it isn't in the end powerful. The translator in his introduction calls the author Shusaku Endo the "Japanese Graham Greene," and in this work of historical fictio...