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Shūsaku Endō: The samurai (1984, Vintage Books) 4 stars

The Samurai is a novel by Japanese author Shusaku Endo first published in 1980. It …

Review of 'The samurai' on 'Storygraph'

4 stars

Shūsaku Endō’s masterpiece, Silence, is easily one of my favorite books of all time. As soon as I read it I wanted to read more, and finally got around to it. This book definitely didn’t disappoint. As you would expect it is beautifully and thoughtfully written. (And the audiobook reading by David Holt is also wonderful.)
I wish modern Christianity had more in common with the version in the hearts of Endō’s quiet and unassuming characters.