The river is the Ganges, where a group of Japanese tourists converge: Isobe, grieving the death of the wife he ignored in life; Kiguchi, haunted by war-time memories of the Highway of Death in Burma; Numada, recovering from a critical illness; Mitsuko, a cynical woman struggling with inner emptiness; and, the butt of her cruel interest, Otsu, a failed seminarian for whom the figure on the cross is a god of many faces. In this novel, the renowned Japanese writer Shusaku Endo reaches his ultimate religious vision.
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The river is the Ganges, where a group of Japanese tourists converge: Isobe, grieving the death of the wife he ignored in life; Kiguchi, haunted by war-time memories of the Highway of Death in Burma; Numada, recovering from a critical illness; Mitsuko, a cynical woman struggling with inner emptiness; and, the butt of her cruel interest, Otsu, a failed seminarian for whom the figure on the cross is a god of many faces. In this novel, the renowned Japanese writer Shusaku Endo reaches his ultimate religious vision.
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Very Good jacket. New York. 1995. New Directions. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0811212890. Translated from the Japanese by Van C. Gessel. 216 pages. hardcover. keywords: Asia Japan Translated Literature World Literature. DESCRIPTION-Thirty years lie between the leading contemporary Japanese writer Shusaku Endo's justly famed Silence and his powerful new novel DEEP RIVER, a book which is both a summation and a pinnacle of his work. The river is the Ganges, where a group of Japanese tourists converge: Isobe, grieving the death of the wife he ignored in life; Kiguchi, haunted by wartime memories of the Highway of Death in Burma; Numanda, recovering from a critical illness; Mitsuko, a cynical woman struggling with inner emptiness; and butt of her cruel interest, Otsu, a failed seminarian for whom the figure on the cross is a god of many faces. Bringing these and other characters to vibrant life and evoking a teeming India so vividly that the reader is almost transported there, Endo reaches his ultimate religious vision, one that combines Christian faith with Buddhist acceptance. Shusaku Endo is a leading contemporary Japanese writer and has won various major literary awards: the Akutagawa Prize, the Mainichi Cultural Prize, the Shincho Prize, the Tanizaki Prize, and the Noma Prize. In 1981 he was elected to the Nihon Geijutsuin, the Japan Arts Academy. He has also received honorary doctorates from a number of American universities. Shusaku Endo's books have been published in twenty-five countries. inventory #8210.
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Very Good + in very good jacket. First printing. Endo wrote from the perspective of a Japanese Roman Catholic and was a member of the "Third Generation" (that is, the third major group of Japanese writers who appeared after World War II). When Endo died, "Deep River" was one of two novels he chose to be placed inside his coffin. Previous owner's name stamped on front pastedown, else a clean, unmarked copy.
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