About “Samurai”
This 1980 novel by Shūsaku Endō is set in 1613, when Father Pedro Velasco's dream came true as he sailed with a small group of Japanese Samurai to Mexico, Spain, and Rome. Velasco, who knew Japanese, hoped zealously to become primate over a converted Catholic Japan, bargaining for a Catholic crusade in exchange for Japanese trading rights with the West, in a journey of incredible danger and hardship underwritten by faith.
Book details
- Published
- 1980
- Latest edition
- 1984 · ISBN 0394727266
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| Cover | Edition | Year | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The samurai | 1984 | 0394727266 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Samurai | 1983 | 0140065571 | Buy on Amazon | |
| The samurai | 1982 | 0720605598 | Buy on Amazon | |
 | The samurai | 1982 | — | Buy on Amazon |
 | The samurai | 1980 | 0811213463 | Buy on Amazon |
Frequently asked questions
How many pages is Samurai?
Samurai by Shūsaku Endō has 272 pages.
