Shusaku Endo Literary Museum
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The is located in the Sotome
district in the northwestern part of the city of Nagasaki and is dedicated to the life and work of Japanese novelist Shusaku Endo
. Sotome is famed as the home of the hidden Christians
and served as the scene for Endo's novel Silence. Established in May 2000, the museum displays Endo's books, manuscripts, letters, photographs and favourite possessions including his writing desk, his Bible
and rosary
, and a statue of St Maria inherited from his mother and kept at his bedside throughout his life.
The museum looks out over the Gotō
Sea and Shitsu Culture Village,
where a monument stands to Silence. It is inscribed with the words "Humanity is so sad, Lord, and the ocean so blue."
Sotome, Nagasaki
was a town located in Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,412 and a density of 116.09 persons per km²...
district in the northwestern part of the city of Nagasaki and is dedicated to the life and work of Japanese novelist Shusaku Endo
Shusaku Endo
Shūsaku Endō was a 20th-century Japanese author who wrote from the unusual perspective of being both Japanese and Catholic...
. Sotome is famed as the home of the hidden Christians
Kakure Kirishitan
is a modern term for a member of the Japanese Catholic Church that went underground after the Shimabara Rebellion in the 1630s.-History:Kakure Kirishitans are called the "hidden" Christians because they continued to practice Christianity in secret. They worshipped in secret rooms in private homes...
and served as the scene for Endo's novel Silence. Established in May 2000, the museum displays Endo's books, manuscripts, letters, photographs and favourite possessions including his writing desk, his Bible
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
and rosary
Rosary
The rosary or "garland of roses" is a traditional Catholic devotion. The term denotes the prayer beads used to count the series of prayers that make up the rosary...
, and a statue of St Maria inherited from his mother and kept at his bedside throughout his life.
The museum looks out over the Gotō
Goto Islands
The are Japanese islands in the East China Sea, off the western coast of Kyūshū. The islands are a part of Nagasaki Prefecture.- Geography :There are 140 islands in total, including five main islands:,,,, and....
Sea and Shitsu Culture Village,
where a monument stands to Silence. It is inscribed with the words "Humanity is so sad, Lord, and the ocean so blue."
External links
- Endō Shūsaku Bungaku-kan (in Japanese)