You’re gonna be so sick of me soon… But I promise this one isn’t about the history of Christianity in … More
Tag: Shūsaku Endō
Shūsaku Endō’s The Golden Country – More Reflections on Silence
The Golden Country: A Play About Christian Martyrs in Japan (1970) is a retelling of Endō’s earlier novel Silence (1966). … More
Thou Shalt Not Kill: Sachiko by Shūsaku Endō
I think Sachiko (1982, transl. 2020) has been my first 5-star novel of the year. In some ways, it doesn’t … More
What I'm Reading (and More): Quarantine Edition
Well, folks…we’re all hunkered down, now officially. I hope everyone is staying well. It’s also been a while since I … More
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