1st Edition

Endö Shüsaku A Literature of Reconciliation

By Mark B. Williams Copyright 1999
    296 Pages
    by Routledge

    304 Pages
    by Routledge

    Endö Shüsaka is probably the most widely translated of all Japanese authors. In this first major study of Endö's works, Mark Williams moves the discussion on from the well-worn depictions of Endö as the 'Japanese Graham Greene', and places him in his own political and cultural context.

    Introduction. Chapter 1. Chapter 2. White Man, Yellow Man Chapter 3. The Sea and Poison, Wonderful Fool, The Girl I Left Behind Chapter 4. Silence Chapter 5. The Samurai Chapter 6. Scandal Chapter 7. Deep River. Afterword. Appendix A: A Brief Biography of Endö. Appendix B: Synopses of the Works Discussed. Bibliography.

    Biography

    Mark B.Williams is Senior Lecturer in Japanese Studies at the University of Leeds.