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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.

Traducere din limba japoneza si note de Magda Ciubancan Aparut initial in foileton, Jurnalul unui batrin nebun este una dintre scrierile tirzii ale lui Junichiro Tanizaki. Conceput sub forma unui caiet de insemnari al batrinului Utsugi, in care acesta isi inregistreaza minutios gindurile si trairile, dar si lucrurile marunte din viata de zi cu zi, romanul este strabatut in acelasi timp de un fior de erotism nascut din obsesia ciudatului personaj pentru nora sa, Satsuko, o fosta dansatoare cu trecut indoielnic. Umbra de tristete si nostalgie care pluteste deasupra intregii scriituri se impleteste cu umorul fin, construind o opera in care citim atit transformarea inevitabila a fiintei umane odata cu scurgerea timpului, cit si schimbarile sociale prin care trece Japonia acelor vremuri.