- Taschenbuch: 224 Seiten
- Verlag: New Directions; Auflage: Reprint (Mai 1996)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 081121320X
- ISBN-13: 978-0811213202
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 20,4 x 13,3 x 1,6 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.4 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (9 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 414.976 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Endo's standing as a major Japanese author is not based on a scintillating prose style but rather on his probing moral inquiries. Endo's haunting fiction is a vehicle for his views on God, religion, and the vast divides between cultures. In his newest novel, he intertwines the compelling stories of a group of troubled strangers on a tour of Buddhist shrines in India. We meet each of them at a pivotal point in their lives. Isobe, a conservative businessman, never openly expressed affection for his sweet-natured wife but now, after her death, misses her terribly and is obsessed with her belief in reincarnation. Mitsuko, a woman unable to love, can't forget Otsu, a pious Christian she mocked for his beliefs. She hopes to find him in India, where he wandered after being rejected by the church for his "pantheistic" views. And then there's Numada, an author of children's books who has a special bond with animals. Each has come to India and the holy river Ganges on a spiritual quest, and each discovers that God has "many faces." Donna Seaman
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A trip to India becomes a journey of discovery for a group of Japanese tourists playing out their "individual dramas of the soul." Isobe searches for his reincarnated wife, while Kiguchi relives the wartime horror that ultimately saved his life. Alienated by middle age, Mitsuko follows Otsu, a failed priest, to the holy city of Varanas, hoping that the murky Ganges holds the secret to the "difference between being alive and truly living." Looking for absolutes, each character confronts instead the moral ambiguity of India's complex culture, in which good and evil are seen as a whole as indifferent to distinction as the Ganges River, which washes the living and transports the dead. This novel is a fascinating study of cultural truths revealed through a rich and varied cast. Endo, one of Japan's leading writers, (The Final Martyrs, LJ 9/1/94) skillfully depicts the small details of life, investing them with universal significance. Highly recommended.
Paul E. Hutchison, Bellefonte, Pa.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Gebundene Ausgabe .
Paul E. Hutchison, Bellefonte, Pa.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Gebundene Ausgabe .
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Endo introduces five Japanese who intersect on their respective pilgrimages to India. Typical of the international traveling Japanese, these individuals--except for one-- arrive together in the all too familiar "tour group." Yet, each has an individual quest and offers differing examinations to the question of "why I am." The book begins with individual chapters which introduce each of the pilgrims prior to their journey to India. When the scene shifts to India, the story takes on a quality akin to a "travel piece" that one might find in a magazine--it reaches that level of realism--that life does not always wrap up nicely. Endo's symbolism also leaves me wondering: what does it mean if God is an Onion.
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Endo introduces five Japanese who intersect on their respective pilgrimages to India. Typical of the international traveling Japanese, these individuals--except for one-- arrive together in the all too familiar "tour group." Yet, each has an individual quest and offers differing examinations to the question of "why I am." The book begins with individual chapters which introduce each of the pilgrims prior to their journey to India. When the scene shifts to India, the story takes on a quality akin to a "travel piece" that one might find in a magazine--it reaches that level of realism--that life does not always wrap up nicely. Endo's symbolism also leaves me wondering: what does it mean if God is an Onion.
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
Life is but a continuous struggle and battle to find our true identities. This is Endo's work of art, which draws us deep into the river. Sometimes, your life is destroyed because you are honest; you try in vain to find the meaning of life. How difficult it often is to live a life so passinately. Otsu never throws his faith in God even though it leads him to destroy his life. The way he lives is the way his will has chosen.
This novel is incredible, fascinating, and even destructive. What a fine writer Shusaku Endo is!
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profound spiritual meandering
This novel is nothing short of remarkable. The dowdy, uneducated, and banal Mitsu comes to embody the only thing that can elevate every one of us beyond the base and undignified... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 14. Februar 2000 von Sam Sohn
The Real Japan?
An old Japanese girlfriend of mine once said that to understand the Japanese, I need to read this book. The book was fine, however I never was sure what the book meant. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 4. Februar 2000 von Shogun Len
This story becomes a journey into the soul of the reader.
Endo takes leads you into to the lives and hearts of 5 Japanese tourists. Their journeys will amaze and intrigue you, and when you come out on the other side, you will realize... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 31. Mai 1999 veröffentlicht
The movie IS actually better.
I saw a filmed version of this novel at the Montreal Film Festival. Breathtaking does not aptly describe this film. I loved it so much, I wanted to read the book. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 21. Mai 1999 veröffentlicht
touching but limited
I enjoyed the book, but thought it was limited to "forms" rather than "meanings". Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 11. Mai 1999 veröffentlicht
good finish, but opening lags
Last summer, I read and was amazed by The Samurai. I picked up Deep River in hopes of a similar experience. I wasn't necessarily disappointed, but I was left a little wanting. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 1. Oktober 1998 von Patrick Nichols
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