In novels such as Silence, Endà  Shà «saku examined the persecution of Japanese Christians in different historical eras. Sachiko, set in Nagasaki in the painful years between 1930 and 1945, is the story of two young people trying to find love during yet another period in which Japanese Christians were accused of disloyalty to their country.
In novels such as Silence, Endà  Shà «saku examined the persecution of Japanese Christians in different historical eras. Sachiko, set in Nagasaki in the painful years between 1930 and 1945, is the story of two young people trying to find love during yet another period in which Japanese Christians were accused of disloyalty to their country.
End¿ Sh¿saku (1923-1996) studied French literature at the University of Lyon from 1950 to 1953. In 1995, Emperor Akihito of Japan presented him with the Order of Culture, the nation's highest honor for contributions in literature, art, and culture. His publications include the internationally acclaimed novel Silence, The Sea and Poison, A Life of Jesus, Song of Sadness, and Kiku's Prayer, as well as many other works dealing with childhood, the stigma of being an outsider, the experience of being a foreigner, and the difficulties of following a foreign faith.
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Translator's Introduction Acknowledgments 1. His Arrival 2. Sachiko 3. A Spy 4. A Minor Secret 5. Dark Surging Waves 6. The Place of Death 7. The Student Dormitory 8. A Conversation About Love 9. Anguish 10. Escape 11. Girlish Innocence 12. A Summer Ablaze 13. The Death of Kolbe 14. Step by Step 15. That Day 16. A Decision 17. As Though There Were No War 18. Letters from Sh¿hei 19. Dark Days 20. 1944 21. And Sachiko . . . 22. Requiem 23. August 24. Aftermath Author's Afterword Appendix: Synopsis of Kiku's Prayer
Translator's Introduction Acknowledgments 1. His Arrival 2. Sachiko 3. A Spy 4. A Minor Secret 5. Dark Surging Waves 6. The Place of Death 7. The Student Dormitory 8. A Conversation About Love 9. Anguish 10. Escape 11. Girlish Innocence 12. A Summer Ablaze 13. The Death of Kolbe 14. Step by Step 15. That Day 16. A Decision 17. As Though There Were No War 18. Letters from Sh¿hei 19. Dark Days 20. 1944 21. And Sachiko . . . 22. Requiem 23. August 24. Aftermath Author's Afterword Appendix: Synopsis of Kiku's Prayer
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