The Final Martyrs (New Directions Paperbook)
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (543 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0811218112 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. . In "The Last Supper," an alcoholic corporate executive confesses to a psychiatrist the source of his torment: as a starving soldier in WWII, he ate a dead comrade's flesh. From Publishers Weekly In a calm, delicate, unobtrusive manner, several of these 11 deceptively simple stories by Japanese novelist Endo (The Golden Country) show people wrestling with spiritual crises, extreme situations or life's central issues. This deftly translated collection, comprised of stories written as early as 1959 and as late as 1985, also includes semi-autobiographical tales in which Endo deals with the traumatic impact that his parent's divorce had on his boyhood. In "Heading Home," a man exhumes his mother's body, buried 30 years earlier, in order to cremate her remains and place them with the ashes of his recently deceased brother. In the title story, set in the 1860s, when the Meiji government outlawe
"Intensely Personal and Intensely Spiritual" according to Adam. This work is a compilation of previously uncollected short stories written over the period of a few decades.Endo's writing is intensely personal and intensely spiritual. Besides Endo, I think that only Dostoevsky is able to give his characters such yearning and longing after peace, forgiveness, and love. Endo's understanding of suffering, especially the suffering of Christ, is life-changing. I have been deeply moved by these stories.I read this work after I read Silence and The Samurai. I would say it could be a very good place for readers to begin . "In Invitation into Yourself" according to David W. Laplante. If you haven't read Endo, you may seriously consider purchasing one of his books.His narrative is subtle. At first it seems simplistic, but his themes of self-discovery are powerful and challenging. I will tell you this: it takes awhile to get used to all the Japanese names. The effort is well worth it! His writing is hauting because it comes from his own journey of discover and path of self-doubt and the cruelties of life.. "Read Endo" according to Amazon Customer. A wonderful collection of storiesbut the book almost seemed like a final sweep of that unpublished. Nevertheless, Endo is one of the best writers of the 20th century.
The title story is set during the 18th-century Shogunate persecution of Christians in Japan.. An affirmation of faith and identity by Japan's leading Christian novelist.Eleven short, deeply spiritual stories ranging from autobiographical serendipities to solemn, empathetic parables