Author. He was an award-winning novelist. Shusaku Endo is generally considered Japan's greatest Christian writer. As a Christian in a predominately Buddhist society, his life experiences made him very sensitive to the plight of minorities. For his work "Siroi Hito" (A White Man), he received the Akutagawa Award for Literature. Later, he received the Silver Bear Award for Literature at the 1986 Berlin Festival. His most important novel was "Tinmoku" (Silence) in 1966, the story of a Portuguese priest in 16th century Tokugawa-shogunate ruled Japan. This work received the Tanizaki Award. Endo also wrote comical works and was interested in the occult and issues of life after death. In his last novel "Fukai Kawa" (The Deep River), he pondered the meaning of death and the possibility of reincarnation.
Author. He was an award-winning novelist. Shusaku Endo is generally considered Japan's greatest Christian writer. As a Christian in a predominately Buddhist society, his life experiences made him very sensitive to the plight of minorities. For his work "Siroi Hito" (A White Man), he received the Akutagawa Award for Literature. Later, he received the Silver Bear Award for Literature at the 1986 Berlin Festival. His most important novel was "Tinmoku" (Silence) in 1966, the story of a Portuguese priest in 16th century Tokugawa-shogunate ruled Japan. This work received the Tanizaki Award. Endo also wrote comical works and was interested in the occult and issues of life after death. In his last novel "Fukai Kawa" (The Deep River), he pondered the meaning of death and the possibility of reincarnation.
Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett
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