{"product_id":"silence-2","title":"Silence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Flawless' - David Mitchell, author of \u003ci\u003eCloud Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A masterpiece' - \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Winner of the Tanizaki Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePublished in 1967 in Japan to huge controversy, \u003ci\u003eSilence\u003c\/i\u003e is Shusaku Endo's most highly acclaimed novel and a classic of its genre.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Father Rodrigues is an idealistic Portuguese Jesuit priest who, in the 1640s, sets sail for Japan on a determined mission to help the brutally oppressed Japanese Christians. He must also discover the truth behind unthinkable rumours that his famous teacher Ferreira has renounced his faith. Once faced with the realities of religious persecution Rodrigues himself is forced to make an impossible choice: whether to abandon his flock or his God.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As empathetic as it is powerful, \u003ci\u003eSilence\u003c\/i\u003e is an astonishing exploration of faith and suffering and an award-winning classic.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'One of the finest novels of our time' - Graham Greene\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNow a major film directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Liam Neeson, Adam Driver and Andrew Garfield.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eliterature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Raincoast Book Dist","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763475022098,"sku":"9781035038862","price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/3429\/3266\/files\/9781035038862.jpg?v=1783533792","url":"https:\/\/bookstore.ubc.ca\/products\/silence-2","provider":"UBC Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}