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by Shūsaku Endō · Salvat. · tapa dura · 221 pages
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Ambientada en el siglo XVII, esta novela histórica narra el viaje de Hasekura Tsunenaga, un samurái enviado por el señor feudal Date Masamune en una misión diplomática y comercial hacia México, España y Roma. A través de los ojos de este guerrero, Shūsaku Endō explora el choque cultural, la fe y la búsqueda de identidad en un mundo en constante transformación. Con una prosa profunda y meticulosamente documentada, la obra retrata la odisea de un hombre atrapado entre sus deberes como samurái y las nuevas realidades que descubre en Occidente. Es una reflexión conmovedora sobre la lealtad, el sacrificio y la soledad en el contexto de las misiones cristianas en Japón.
Shūsaku Endō was a Japanese author who wrote from the perspective of a Japanese Catholic. Internationally, he is known for his 1966 historical fiction novel Silence, which was adapted into a 2016 film of the same name by director Martin Scorsese. He was the laureate of several prestigious literary accolades, including the Akutagawa Prize and the Order of Culture, and was inducted into the Roman Catholic Order of St. Sylvester by Pope Paul VI.
