{"product_id":"silence-picador-classic","title":"Silence: Picador Classic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Endo, Shusaku\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition:\u003c\/b\u003e Main Market\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 13-08-2015\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Product Description\n\n\nWith an introduction by Martin Scorsese, director of the film starring Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver\nBeneath the light of the candle I am sitting with my hands on my knees, staring in front of me. And I keep turning over in my mind the thought that I am at the end of the earth, in a place which you do not know and which your whole lives through you will never visit.\nIt is 1640 and Father Sebastian Rodrigues, an idealistic Jesuit priest, sets sale for Japan determined to help the brutally oppressed Christians there. He is also desperate to discover the truth about his former mentor, rumoured to have renounced his faith under torture. Rodrigues cannot believe the stories about a man he so revered, but as his journey takes him deeper into Japan and then into the hands of those who would crush his faith, he finds himself forced to make an impossible choice: whether to abandon his flock or his God. \nThe recipient of the 1966 Tanizaki Prize, Silence is Shusaku Endo's most highly acclaimed work and has been called one of the twentieth century's finest novels. As empathetic as it is powerful, it is an astonishing exploration of faith and suffering and an award-winning classic. \n'One of the finest historical novels written by anyone, anywhere . . . flawless' David Mitchell\n'A masterpiece. There can be no higher praise' Daily Telegraph\n\n\nReview\n\n\nOne of the finest historical novels written by anyone, anywhere . . . Flawless -- David Mitchell, author of CLOUD ATLAS and THE BONE CLOCKS\n\nThis is a masterpiece. There can be no higher praise,\nDaily Telegraph\n\nOne of the finest novels of our time -- Graham Greene\n\nA remarkable work . . . sombre, delicate and startlingly empathetic -- John Updike,\nNew Yorker\n\nSuperb and harrowing - his masterpiece,\nObserver\n\nA marvellous book . . . Shusaku Endo is giving deep thought to the most basic problems of truth and how in exchanging it among ourselves we misconstruct its nature at every step,\nSpectator\n\n\nSilence is a compelling historical fiction, a potent distillation of the paradoxes and ambiguities of faith and, from a Christian author, a daring challenge to religious orthodoxy. -- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read,\nGuardian\n\n\nFrom the Back Cover\n\n\nBeneath the light of the candle I am sitting with my hands on my knees, staring in front of me. And I keep turning over in my mind the thought that I am at the end of the earth, in a place which you do not know and which your whole lives through you will never visit.\nIt is 1640 and Father Sebastian Rodrigues, an idealistic Jesuit priest, sets sail for Japan determined to help the brutally oppressed Christians there. He is also desperate to discover the truth about his former mentor, rumoured to have renounced his faith under torture. Rodrigues cannot believe the stories about a man he so revered, but as his journey takes him deeper into Japan and then into the hands of those who would crush his faith, he finds himself forced to make an impossible choice: to abandon his flock or his God. \nThe recipient of the 1966 Tanizaki Prize, Silence is Shusaku Endo's most highly acclaimed work and has been called one of the twentieth century's finest novels. As empathetic as it is powerful, it is an astonishing exploration of faith and suffering. \n'One of the finest historical novels written by anyone, anywhere . . . flawless' David Mitchell\n'A masterpiece. There can be no higher praise' Daily Telegraph\n\n\nAbout the Author\n\n\nShusaku Endo is widely regarded as one of the greatest Japanese authors of the late twentieth century. Born in 1923, he won many major literary awards and was nominated for the Nobel Prize several times. His novels, which have been translated into twenty-eight languages, include\nThe Sea and Poison, Wonderful Fool, Deep River and\nSilence. He died in 1996.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781447299851\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eItem Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39569420583064,"sku":"8T-TACV-QKTR","price":9.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0293\/7474\/2572\/products\/41XG9fP1YOL.jpg?v=1617273293","url":"https:\/\/www.pigeonhousebooks.com\/products\/silence-picador-classic","provider":"Pigeonhouse Books, Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}