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Silencio by Shūsaku Endō is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Silencio about?
<p>Recipient of the 1966 Tanizaki Prize, it has been called Endo's supreme achievement" and "one of the twentieth century's finest novels". Considered controversial ever since its first publication, it tackles the thorniest religious issues of belief and faith head on. A novel of historical fiction, it is the story of a Jesuit missionary sent to seventeenth century Japan, who endured persecution that followed the defeat of the Shimbara Rebellion.</p>
Who reads Silencio?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Shūsaku Endō
- Publisher
- Taplinger Publishing Company, Incorporated
- Published
- 1980
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780800871864
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Religion
- Rating
- 4.1 / 5 (12,601 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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