Shūsaku Endō

Rokuemon Haskura, a low-ranking warrior, is chosen as one of a group of envoys to the Viceroy of Mexico and Pope Paul V, but by the time his delegation returns to Japan, a policy of isolation has been established

The Samurai

Dana Kraft

This is a great story. I actually preferred this to Silence (which I loved) because it came at some of the same issues from a different perspective - a more universal catholic perspective than a Catholic perspective. I also loved the historical fiction aspect of it. It’s great how a book written decades ago and set 400 yrs ago can seem so relevant today. I’ll remember a passage from p. 236 “That’s how Government works. I realize that now. Something that was good four years ago has to be judged evil if it has no use today. That is the noble way of Government.”

The Samurai

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