Shūsaku Endō (1923–1996)
Autor(a) de Silence
About the Author
Shusaku Endo was born in Tokyo in 1923 and, with his family, converted to Catholicism while he was still a child. Much of his writing centers on the conflict this conversion engendered as he struggled to develop faith in a deity foreign to Japanese culture. His writings also reflect on his mostrar mais experiences during World War II during the bombings and the subsequent shortage of basic human necessities for the Japanese people. He explores the suffering endured and the inevitable shock wave upon human relationships and the human psyche. Endo graduated from Keio University and then journeyed to France after the war to continue his studies, but was forced to return to Japan because of illness. After a period of convalescence Endo decided on a writing career, publishing his first novel, Shiroihito, in 1955. His novel The Samurai, published in the United States in 1996, is considered one of his finest works. His novel Silence, was made into a major motion picture and premiered in November 2016. Endo's reputation is due in part to his exploration of moral dilemma as it relates to divergent cultures. Endo has won many literary awards. In 1982 he was elected to the Japan Arts Academy. Shusaku Endo died in 1996. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Obras por Shūsaku Endō
大変だァ 4 exemplares
狐狸庵閑話 4 exemplares
ぐうたら怠談 3 exemplares
愛情セミナー 3 exemplares
火山 3 exemplares
ぐうたら生活入門 2 exemplares
人間のなかのX 2 exemplares
狐狸庵うちあけばなし 2 exemplares
狐狸庵VSマンボウ 1 2 exemplares
埋もれた古城 2 exemplares
ぐうたら会話集 第1集 2 exemplares
留学 2 exemplares
楽天大将 2 exemplares
闇のよぶ声 長編推理小説 2 exemplares
灯のうるむ頃 2 exemplares
どっこいショ 2 exemplares
第二怪奇小説集 2 exemplares
快男児・快男児 2 exemplares
怪奇小説集 2 exemplares
遠藤周作ユーモア小説集 2 exemplares
療友たち・パロディ 2 exemplares
足のむくまま 気のむくまま = ashinomukumama kinomukumama 1 exemplar
冬の優しさ = fuyunoyasashisa 1 exemplar
Vita di Gesù [イエスの生涯, Iesu no shōgai] 1 exemplar
Scandal (Peter Owen Modern Classics) 1 exemplar
Escândalo 1 exemplar
Uma vida de Jesus 1 exemplar
Anata ga yamai ni taoretara =: Medical conversations with Shusaku Endo (Japanese Edition) (1992) 1 exemplar
سکوت 1 exemplar
Σκάνδαλο 1 exemplar
Poems Lyrics & Shit - eBook 1 exemplar
Hechima-kun (ヘチマくん) 1 exemplar
Guutara aijógaku (ぐうたら愛情学) 1 exemplar
私のイエス 1 exemplar
Ikoku no yūjintachi ni ; Eiyaku Za Deirī Yomiuri = To friends from other lands : a Shusaku Endo miscellany (1992) 1 exemplar
沈黙 1 exemplar
変わるものと変わらぬもの = Kawarumono to kawaranumono 1 exemplar
友を偲ぶ (知恵の森文庫) 1 exemplar
ぐうたら怠談 1 exemplar
反逆 1 exemplar
悪霊の午後 = Akuryou no gogo 1 exemplar
大変だァ 1 exemplar
小説身上相談 = shosetsushinjosodan 1 exemplar
Samuraj 1 exemplar
海と毒薬 = umitodokuyaku 1 exemplar
Associated Works
A Song for Nagasaki: The Story of Takashi Nagai-Scientist, Convert, and Survivor of the Atomic Bomb (1988) — Prefácio, algumas edições — 184 exemplares
Tales of the Metropolis - Kaiki: Uncanny Tales from Japan, Vol. 3 (2012) — Contribuidor — 18 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome canónico
- Endō, Shūsaku
- Nome legal
- Endō, Shūsaku
- Outros nomes
- ENDŌ, Shūsaku
ENDO, Shusaku - Data de nascimento
- 1923-03-27
- Data de falecimento
- 1996-09-29
- Localização do túmulo
- Tama Reien, Tama-cho, Fuchu City, Tokyo, Japan
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- Japan
- Local de nascimento
- Tokyo, Japan
- Local de falecimento
- Tokyo, Japan
- Causa da morte
- complications of hepatitis
- Locais de residência
- Tokyo, Japan
Manchuria, China
Lyon, France
Kobe, Japan - Educação
- University of Lyon
Keio University (BA|1949)
Waseda University - Ocupações
- novelist
short-story writer - Relações
- Endō, Junko (wife)
- Organizações
- Sophia University
Seijo University - Prémios e menções honrosas
- Japan Arts Academy (1982)
Akutagawa Prize (1955)
Order of Culture (1995)
Order of St. Sylvester (1971)
Tanizaki Prize (1966)
Noma Literary Prize (1980)
Membros
Discussions
122. Silence by Shusaku Endo em Backlisted Book Club (Março 2022)
Group Read, July 2015: Silence em 1001 Books to read before you die (Maio 2017)
Group read: Silence by Endo? em Catholic Tradition (Janeiro 2017)
Scandal by Shusaku Endo em Author Theme Reads (Dezembro 2012)
Deep River by Shusaku Endo em Author Theme Reads (Dezembro 2012)
When I Whistle by Shusaku Endo. em Author Theme Reads (Dezembro 2012)
Five by Endo by Shusaku Endo em Author Theme Reads (Dezembro 2012)
The Samurai by Shusaku Endo em Author Theme Reads (Setembro 2012)
A Life of Jesus by Shusaku Endo em Author Theme Reads (Agosto 2012)
[Silence] by [[Shusaku Endo]] em Author Theme Reads (Agosto 2012)
The Sea and Poison by Shusaku Endo em Author Theme Reads (Março 2012)
Stained Glass Elegies by Shusaku Endo em Author Theme Reads (Janeiro 2012)
Volcano by Shusaku Endo em Author Theme Reads (Janeiro 2012)
Críticas
While being myself a Christian, I am always afraid that books written by Christian authors turn out to be 'preachy' or pretend that if you only believe in God everything will turn out fine. I therefore rather avoid Christian books. This book, however, is something else entirely. It has sharp edges, very disturbing scenes, ask difficult questions and has the courage not to answer them. The characters Endo creates are superb and real. I am very glad the great Martin Scorsece is making a movie about this, so more people can discover this masterpiece.… (mais)
Who else but Endo is credited with the notion of, "an ordeal such that, please note, the ethical is the temptation."—Silence (and Trembling) (1966). Given he is writing over a century after this combination of words has appeared on paper somewhere, we are not shocked by the nature of the final temptation, though perhaps bemused that our protagonists are unprepared to exegete around it.
The close reader will apprehend that the absence of a language barrier is due to the fact that, by their due diligence in preparation for this journey, our priests have watched a lot of anime on videocassette.… (mais)
The close reader will apprehend that the absence of a language barrier is due to the fact that, by their due diligence in preparation for this journey, our priests have watched a lot of anime on videocassette.… (mais)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 161
- Also by
- 5
- Membros
- 7,562
- Popularidade
- #3,230
- Avaliação
- 3.9
- Críticas
- 181
- ISBN
- 385
- Línguas
- 25
- Marcado como favorito
- 31
The good. Endō is exceptionally skilled in his simplicity as a writer. The chapters move quickly. The characters are well fleshed out. The dialogue works. And he can tell an ensemble story with remarkable clarity and the ability to cross cut between scenarios well.
The bad. Boy howdy does he lay on the Christian symbolism in a thick way. It was like watching a bad Christian movie like Left Behind at times. The arguments about faith can be silly. The villains are cartoonish. And the book stops rather than end.
The good. While I know he considered himself a Catholic this book has a different theological approach. It reads a the practical application of Universalist Unitarian thought as he shows a firm middle ground in the understanding of a life's journey from Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, atheist, and agnostic beliefs. I could see this being read in a church group and appreciated on that level.
Still, it's wonderfully well written, can be read quickly, and got a nice shoutout in the tv show Lost as one of the characters was reading it in the final season. Recommended.… (mais)