Cover of Shusaku Endo: Silence

Shusaku Endo Silence

Price for Eshop: 439 Kč (€ 17.6)

VAT 0% included

New

English

In stock, ships in 24 hours


U Lužického semináře 10, Malá Strana

Book information

Pushkin Press

UK

2026

Paperback

304

Standard

326854

978-1-80533-078-3

1-80533-078-0

Fiction in translation

Annotation

Jesuit priest Sebastian Rodrigues sets sail for Japan in 1640, full of idealistic fire. But the cold land he arrives in has no place for missionaries: the Tokugawa shogunate has banned Christianity, and believers face torture and execution. Living in hiding, leading worship in secret, Rodrigues begins to question the true meaning of compassion - and the limits of his own belief. This stunning work of historical fiction - introduced by Martin Scorsese, who adapted it into a film - is one of literature's deepest explorations of doubt, fellowship, and enduring faith.

Ask question

You can ask us about this book and we'll send an answer to your e-mail.

Write new comment