by Shusaku Endo · Editora y Distribuidora Hispano Americana, S.A. · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788435016124
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The Samurai (Pocket Edition) is a classic of contemporary Japanese literature by Shusaku Endo. The novel tells the story of the first journey of a group of Japanese to the West in search of trade relations, offering in exchange the authorization for Western missionaries to preach in Japan. After failing in Mexico, the expedition ventures to Spain and Italy, reflecting on the encounter between different civilizations. This pocket edition has 304 pages and was published by Edhasa in 1998.
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.
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