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Silence (Japanese: 沈黙, Hepburn: Chinmoku) is a 1966 novel of theological and historical fiction by Japanese author Shūsaku Endō. It tells the story of a Jesuit missionary sent to 17th-century Japan, who endures persecution in the time of Kakure Kirishitan ("Hidden Christians") that followed the defeat of the Shimabara Rebellion .
2 lip 2010 · Sustained by dreams of glorious martyrdom, a seventeenth-century Portuguese missionary in Japan administers to the outlawed Christians until Japanese authorities capture him and force him to watch the torture of his followers, promising to stop if he will renounce Christ. Access-restricted-item. true.
5 sty 2016 · Silence: A Novel. Shusaku Endo. St. Martins Press-3PL, Jan 5, 2016 - Fiction - 212 pages. Shusaku Endo's New York Times bestselling classic novel of enduring faith in dangerous...
Kichijiro turns out to be a lazy drunk—he pretends to work when people are watching him but otherwise lies around drinking. During a violent storm, the men catch Kichijiro muttering Latin prayers and ask him if he is Catholic, but Kichijiro remains silent, though he has a pained look on his face.
16 wrz 2024 · Analysis of Shūsaku Endō’s Silence. By NASRULLAH MAMBROL on September 16, 2024. Silence is the best known of this Japanese writer’s prolific production of novels exploring the apparent disparity between existential experience and theological doctrine.
Silence by Japanese novelist Shūsaku Endō is a historical novel set in 17th-century Japan following the defeat of the Shimabara Rebellion, when Christians had to go underground to avoid heavy persecution by Japan’s feudal lords.
Silence here, the silence of God as cruelty happens is explored. We journey with Rodrigues as he hides from the authorities, as he communes with Japanese peasants, as he suffers personal losses and loses the romanticized ideals he had on life and faith.
