Portraits of a Mother : A Novella and Stories
by
Shusaku Endo
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
The Margellos World Republic of Letters
ISBN-10
0300279434
ISBN-13
9780300279436
Publisher
Yale University Press
Imprint
Yale University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 22nd, 2025
Print length
224 Pages
Weight
224 grams
Dimensions
19.60 x 12.80 x 1.70 cms
Product Classification:
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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From beloved Japanese author Shu¯saku Endo¯, a newly discovered novella and five short stories of love, grief, and maternal longing
From beloved Japanese author Shu¯saku Endo¯, a newly discovered novella and five short stories of love, grief, and maternal longing
Shu¯saku Endo¯, widely considered one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, is known for his historical novels, which masterfully probe the encounters between the cultures and religions of East and West from a Japanese Catholic perspective. A salient and curious theme in his work is the unique image of a maternal God, and a concomitant sense of loss and longing for maternal love.
Confronting the Shadows, the semiautobiographical novella discovered at the Endo¯ Museum in Nagasaki in 2020, is Endo¯s most personal work and the interpretive key to his entire oeuvre. It tells the story of Suguro, an aspiring novelist who was separated from his mother after his parents divorce. Desperate to understand the woman his mother was, he sets out to retrace her footsteps, only to find himself face to face with his own demons. Accompanying the novella are five stories, each disclosing the intricacies of the sacred feminine and the apprehensions and joys of familial love. Endo once again beams bright light into the hidden corners of the human heart in this remarkable new collection.
Shu¯saku Endo¯, widely considered one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, is known for his historical novels, which masterfully probe the encounters between the cultures and religions of East and West from a Japanese Catholic perspective. A salient and curious theme in his work is the unique image of a maternal God, and a concomitant sense of loss and longing for maternal love.
Confronting the Shadows, the semiautobiographical novella discovered at the Endo¯ Museum in Nagasaki in 2020, is Endo¯s most personal work and the interpretive key to his entire oeuvre. It tells the story of Suguro, an aspiring novelist who was separated from his mother after his parents divorce. Desperate to understand the woman his mother was, he sets out to retrace her footsteps, only to find himself face to face with his own demons. Accompanying the novella are five stories, each disclosing the intricacies of the sacred feminine and the apprehensions and joys of familial love. Endo once again beams bright light into the hidden corners of the human heart in this remarkable new collection.
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