In 1613 the missionary Father Pedro Velasco's dream comes true. For the first time, the Japanese are going to cross the Pacific Ocean. And he is going with them. As he sets sail with a group of Samurai, for Mexico, then Spain and finally Rome, his zealous hope is that, by opening up relations with the western world, Japan will become ripe for conversion to Christianity - with him as Bishop. But fate has other plans for Father Velasco. A gripping portrayal of an extraordinary historical voyage, filled with danger and ...
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In 1613 the missionary Father Pedro Velasco's dream comes true. For the first time, the Japanese are going to cross the Pacific Ocean. And he is going with them. As he sets sail with a group of Samurai, for Mexico, then Spain and finally Rome, his zealous hope is that, by opening up relations with the western world, Japan will become ripe for conversion to Christianity - with him as Bishop. But fate has other plans for Father Velasco. A gripping portrayal of an extraordinary historical voyage, filled with danger and hardship, The Samurai is a haunting novel of endurance, faith and hubris. 'Endo to my mind is one of the finest living novelists' Graham Greene 'Powerful, beautifully written' New Statesman
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Add this copy of Samurai to cart. $20.00, very good condition, Sold by Northshire Bookstore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Manchester Center, VT, UNITED STATES, published 1982 by HarperCollins Publishers.
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Good+ with no dust jacket. 0068598521. Ex-Library copy with usual identifiers. Great overall condition. Light wear. No major blemishes. No writing on text pages.
Add this copy of The Samurai to cart. $52.44, very good condition, Sold by David Segal rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Brooklyn, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1982 by HarperCollins Publishers.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. Audience: General/trade. Stated 1st U.S. ed 1st printing w full # line. Spine tilted, very light edgewear and tanning (mostly on the inside) on dj, a bit of soil on edge, else text clean, binding tight.