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Now a major motion picture directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Liam Neeson, Adam Driver and Andrew Garfield. With an introduction by Martin Scorsese 'One of the finest historical novels written by anyone, anywhere . . . Flawless' - David Mitchell Father Rodrigues is an idealistic Portuguese Jesuit priest who, in the 1640s, sets sail for Japan on a determined mission to help the brutally oppressed Japanese Christians and to discover the truth behind unthinkable rumours that his famous teacher Ferreira has renounced his faith. Once faced with the realities of religious persecution Rodrigues himself is forced to make an impossible choice: whether to abandon his flock or his God. Winner of the 1966 Tanizaki Prize, Silence is Shusaku Endo's most highly acclaimed novel and a classic of its genre. It caused major controversy in Japan following its publication in 1967.

„Tacere este unul dintre cele mai frumoase romane istorice scrise vreodata... Pur si simplu fara cusur.” (The Washington Post)

Considerat unul dintre cele mai reusite romane ale lui Shusaku Endo, Samuraiul surprinde momentul persecutiei crestine in Japonia, povestind si intimplarile prin care trec primii japonezi ce pasesc in Europa.

Inspirat din fapte reale, romanul Puntea viselor surprinde Japonia anilor 1870 ’ o epoca in plina schimbare, cand, dupa razboiul civil, civilizatia occidentala incepe sa patrunda in cultura traditionala, testandu-i astfel limitele, deschiderea si reticenta fata de nou atat la nivel vestimentar, culinar, cat si al obiceiurilor. Este momentul in care, dupa ce au fost invinse fortele shogunului, generalul Kitaoka, dezamagit de noul regim, va pune la cale o rascoala. Pe acest fundal tulbure se va contura frumoasa poveste de dragoste, aparent imposibila, dintre Taka si Nobu.

Cartile lui Lesley Downer au fost traduse in peste treizeci de limbi.