Shūsaku Endō
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Shūsaku Endō was a prominent 20th-century Japanese novelist best known internationally for his historical Christian-themed novel "Silence."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shūsaku Endō canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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novelist ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Akutagawa Prize
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Tanizaki Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Tamagawa Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lung cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1923-03-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1996-09-29 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Keio University
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Lyon Catholic University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Japanese ⓘ |
| familyName | Endō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literature
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novel writing ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian literature
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historical fiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Shūsaku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film "Silence" (1971)
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film "Silence" (2016) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary Japanese Christian writers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Graham Greene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| movement | postwar Japanese literature ⓘ |
| name | Shūsaku Endō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | 遠藤周作 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Deep River
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Silence NERFINISHED ⓘ The Samurai NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sea and Poison NERFINISHED ⓘ Wonderful Fool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
essayist
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novelist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Japan
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Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Japan
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Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| religiousConversion | baptized as a Catholic in childhood ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workFocus |
Christianity in Japan
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cultural conflict between Japan and the West ⓘ faith and doubt ⓘ |
| writingStyle | exploration of moral and theological dilemmas ⓘ |
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