Five By Endo by Shusaku Endo

Five By Endo by Shusaku Endo

A collection of five stories featuring characters such as Mr Chiba who take up ballroom dancing whilst facing the imminent death of his brother and dog, and Isobe who goes to India to find the reincarnation of his wife he took for granted.

Endo's sentences are as ephemeral (and as beautiful) as mist, yet they evoke sights, sounds, tastes and smells to make the ordinary exquisiteLike a mouthwatering appetizer, this small sampler will stimulate a hunger for more of Endo's work. -- Publishers Weekly

Shusaku Endo (1923–1996) is widely regarded as one of the most important Japanese authors of the late twentieth century. He won many major literary awards and was nominated for the Nobel Prize several times. His novel Silence was recently made into a major film directed by Martin Scorsese. Van C. Gessel is a professor of Japanese at Brigham Young University, and has a Ph.D. in Japanese literature from Columbia University. After joining the Church of Latter-day Saints in 1968, Gessel served as a missionary to Japan from 1970-71. He was given a lifetime achievement award from the Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture of Columbia University for his translations of modern Japanese fiction. Van C. Gessel is a professor of Japanese at Brigham Young University, and has a Ph.D. in Japanese literature from Columbia University. After joining the Church of Latter-day Saints in 1968, Gessel served as a missionary to Japan from 1970-71. He was given a lifetime achievement award from the Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture of Columbia University for his translations of modern Japanese fiction.

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ISBN 13	9780811214391
ISBN 10	0811214397
Title	Five By Endo
Author	Shusaku Endo
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	New Directions Publishing Corporation
Year published	2003-08-08
Number of pages	96
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