From beloved Japanese author Shūsaku Endō, a newly discovered novella and five short stories of love, grief, and maternal longing

Shūsaku Endō (1923–1996) was a renowned Japanese author. His many books include Silence, The Samurai, Deep River, and The Sea and Poison. Van C. Gessel is a professor in the department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages at Brigham Young University.