Silence

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Sustained by dreams of glorious martyrdom, a seventeenth-century Portuguese missionary in Japan ministers 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.

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Title Statements

Full title :Silence / by Shūsaku Endō ; translated by William Johnston.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:©1969

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Taplinger publishing company
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:©1969

Notes

Translation of: Chinmoku.

The Physical Object

Description:xviii, 201 pages ; : 21 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780800871864, 0800871863
oclc:ocm28265551
LC Classification:PZ4.E563
Dewey Decimal:895.6/35

Subjects

Chrétiens -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. --… Christians Christians -- Fiction. -- Japan Civilization Fiction Historical fiction History Japan Japan -- Fiction. -- Civilization -- 17… Japan -- Fiction. -- History -- 16th ce… Japon -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. -- Civ… Japon -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. -- His… Missionaries Missionaries -- Fiction. -- Japan Missionnaires -- Romans, nouvelles, etc… Persecution Persecution -- Fiction. -- Japan Persécutions -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.… Religious fiction