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Silence received the 1966 Tanizaki Prize for the year's best full-length literature. It has also been the subject of extensive analysis. [5] In a review published by The New Yorker, John Updike called Silence "a remarkable work, a sombre, delicate, and startlingly empathetic study of a young Portuguese missionary during the relentless persecution of the Japanese Christians in the early ...
Shūsaku Endō (遠藤 周作, Endō Shūsaku, March 27, 1923 – September 29, 1996) [1] was a Japanese author who wrote from the perspective of a Japanese Catholic. Internationally, he is known for his 1966 historical fiction novel Silence , which was adapted into a 2016 film of the same name by director Martin Scorsese . [ 2 ]
Mokusatsu (黙殺) is a Japanese word meaning "ignore", "take no notice of" or "treat with silent contempt". [1] [2] [a] [3] [4] It is composed of two kanji: 黙 (moku "silence") and 殺 (satsu "killing"). It is frequently cited to argue that problems encountered by Japanese in the sphere of international politics arise from misunderstandings ...
Haragei (腹芸, はらげい) is a Japanese concept of interpersonal communication. [1] It also appears in martial arts circles, with a somewhat different meaning; see below. Literally translated, the term means "stomach art", and it refers to an exchange of thoughts and feelings that is implied in conversation, rather than explicitly stated. [1]
In 2016, Fujimura released Silence and Beauty: Hidden Faith Born of Suffering (IVPress), [14] an autobiographical journey into Shūsaku Endō's Silence. His public speaking has made the artist notable outside of artistic circles. Fujimura has given at least five Commencement Addresses, including Judson University address "Kintsugi Generation".
Yasunari Kawabata (川端 康成, Kawabata Yasunari, 11 June 1899 [a] – 16 April 1972 [1]) was a Japanese novelist and short story writer whose spare, lyrical, subtly-shaded prose works won him the 1968 Nobel Prize in Literature, the first Japanese author to receive the award. His works have enjoyed broad international appeal and are still ...
"Let's Become a Novelist") is a Japanese novel self-publishing website created by Yusuke Umezaki (梅崎 祐輔, Umezaki Yūsuke). It was launched on April 2, 2004. It was launched on April 2, 2004. Users can upload their novels free of charge and the novels are also free to read.
Classical court literature, which had been the focal point of Japanese literature up until this point, gradually disappeared. [ 13 ] [ 11 ] New genres such as renga , or linked verse, and Noh theater developed among the common people, [ 14 ] and setsuwa such as the Nihon Ryoiki were created by Buddhist priests for preaching.