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The Samurai (New Directions Classics)

by Shusaku Endo

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Publisher Comments:

One of the late Shusaku Endo's finest works, The Samurai tells of the journey of some of the first Japanese to set foot on European soil and the resulting clash of cultures and politics.
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About the Author

Shusaku Endois the winner of the Akutagawa prize (the Japanese equivalent of the Pulitzer) and his books have been widely translated. Martin Scorsese is currently working on a film adaptation of Endo's book Silence, starring Daniel Day-Lewis.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780811213462
Translator:
Gessel, Van C.
Author:
Gessel, Van C.
Author:
Endo, Shuaku
Author:
Endo, Shusaku
Publisher:
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Historical
Subject:
Historical - General
Subject:
Near and far eastern fiction (fictional works
Subject:
Hasekura, Tsunenaga
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Hasekura, Tsunenaga - Fiction
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Copyright:
1997
Edition Description:
Reprint
Series:
New Directions Classics
Series Volume:
839
Publication Date:
19970431
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
272
Dimensions:
8 x 5.2 x 0.8 in 0.64 lb
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