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The Sea And Poison

Name: The Sea And Poison
SKU: 9781805332428
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By (author) Shusaku Endo, Translated by Michael Gallagher

€15.40

Based on real events, this spare, harrowing novel is a profound exploration of the pressures of conflict, the moral numbness of conformity, and the painful legacy of violence.

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aftermath of war air force atrocities of war Conscience doctor ethical dilemmas experimental operation Guilt hospital Japan medical experiment pacific war POWs second world war vivisection war crimes wartime

ISBN: 9781805332428

Book Format: Paperback / softback

Pages: 176

Dimensions: 12.9 × 19.8 cm

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Format Paperback / softback | 176 pages
Dimensions 12.9 × 19.8 cm | 0
Publication Date 23 October 2025
Publisher Pushkin Press
Publication City/Country United Kingdom
Language English

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Shusaku Endo

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SHUSAKU ENDO (1923-1996) was one of the greatest novelists of postwar Japan. Baptised as a Roman Catholic as a child, his work explores the relationship between East and West from his unique perspective as a Japanese Christian. Endo won the Akutagawa Prize and the Yomiuri Literary Prize, was nominated for the Nobel Prize several times, and received an Order of Culture from the Japanese government. Among his other novels are Deep River, The Samurai, and his masterpiece Silence, all published by or forthcoming from Pushkin Press.MICHAEL GALLAGHER (b. 1930) is a former Jesuit brother and teacher, who has translated several novels from Japanese, including work by Yukio Mishima, Sakyo Komatsu and Akiyuki Nosaka. His translation of Yukio Mishima's Spring Snow was a finalist for the National Book Award in 1973.

Michael Gallagher

3 Published Books

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