A Life of Jesus

shūsaku endō richard a. schuchert

A simple and powerful retelling of the life of Christ as seen through the eyes of a Japanese novelist. †

Genres theologyreligionchristianityfictionjapanspiritualityliteraturechristianjapanese literaturenovels

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,1973

This edition

Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Published: January 1, 1978 by Paulist Press
ISBN: 9780809123193
ASIN: 0809123193
Language: English

About the author

shūsaku endō

Shusaku Endo (遠藤周作), born in Tokyo in 1923, was raised by his mother and an aunt in Kobe where he converted to Roman Catholicism at the age of eleven. At Tokyo's Keio University he majored in French literature, graduating BA in 1949, before furthering his studies in French Catholic literature at the University of Lyon in France between 1950 and 1953. A major theme running through his books, which have been translated into many languages, including English, French, Russian and Swedish, is the failure of Japanese soil to nurture the growth of Christianity. Before his death in 1996, Endo was the recipient of a number of outstanding Japanese literary awards: the Akutagawa Prize, Mainichi Cultural Prize, Shincho Prize, and Tanizaki Prize.
(from the backcover of Volcano).