Samurai
Samurai is a 1982 feudal-Japan fiction novel by Shūsaku Endō. Much of the action takes place in Japan. Characters include Tsunenaga Hasekura (1571-1622). Readers will find themes of Samurai.
28 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 6 editions across 3 languages.
It runs to roughly 272 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.
About Samurai
In 1613 Father Pedro Velasco's dream came true. He set sail with a small group of Japanese Samurai for Mexico, Spain and Rome. Velasco knew Japanese, and his zealous hope was to become primate over a converted, Catholic Japan. His mission, with the Samurai, was to bargain for a Catholic crusade through Japan in exchange for Japanese trading rights with the West. It was a journey of incredible danger and hardship, underwritten solely by faith...
Quick answers
Who wrote Samurai?
Samurai was written by Shūsaku Endō and first published in 1982.
What genre is Samurai?
It is usually shelved as Samurai & Feudal Japan.
How long is Samurai?
The median edition has 272 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Samurai?
Readers who like it often enjoy Shōgun, The Samurai's Tale and Blade of the Immortal.
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