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The final martyrs / introduction by Caryl Phillips ; afterword by the Author ; translated by Van C. Gessel.
- Title
- The final martyrs / introduction by Caryl Phillips ; afterword by the Author ; translated by Van C. Gessel.
- Author
- Endō, Shūsaku, 1923-1996
- Publication
- New York : New Directions, c2009.
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- Description
- xi, 199 p.; 21 cm.
- Summary
- "The eleven spiritual narratives in The Final Martyrs are filled with ruminations on ethnicity and morality from Shusaku Endo's unique perspective as a Japanese Christian. Endo used the short story form to try to out ideas that would later emerge as novels. The Final Martyrs begins with the title story that would become Endo's novel, Silence, currently being made into a film by Martin Scorsese starring Daniel Day-Lewis. It is a story about the 18th century Shogunate persecution of Christians in Japan. One cowardly, imprisoned layman quickly denounces his faith during torture. He is set free, but returns to seek redemption from the brothers he betrayed. In the autobiographical "The Box," Endo travels to a small town in northern Japan and discovers a box full of old Christian antiques, including postcards, whose seemingly innocent messages have hidden meanings. Together these stories constitute a singular declaration of faith. The highly acclaimed West Indian author, Caryl Phillips, supplements this collection with an enlightening introduction to Shusaku's life and work." -- Publisher's description
- Series Statement
- New Directions paperbook ; 1132
- Uniform Title
- Short stories. Selections. English
- New Directions paperbook 1132.
- Alternative Title
- Short stories.
- Subject
- Endō, Shūsaku, 1923-1996 > Translations into English
- Genre/Form
- Short stories
- short stories.
- Nouvelles.
- Note
- "First published clothbound by New Directions in 1994."
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- The final martyrs -- Shadows -- A fifty-year old Man -- Adieu -- Heading home -- Japanese in Warsaw -- Life -- A sixty-year old man -- The last supper -- A woman called Shizu -- The box.
- ISBN
- 9780811218115 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
- 0811218112 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2008041983
- OCLC
- 227016244
- SCSB-11463495
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library