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The Samurai

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In 1613, four low-ranking Japanese samurai, accompanied by a Spanish priest,set sail for Mexico to bargain for trading rights with the West in exchange fora Catholic crusade through Japan. Their arduous journey lasts four years, asthey travel onward to Mexico then Rome, where they are persuaded that thesuccess of their mission depends on their conversion to Christianity. In fact,the enterprise seems to have been futile from the start: the mission returns toJapan to find that the political tides have shifted. The authorities are now pursuing an isolationist policy and a ruthless stamping out of Western influences.In the face of disillusionment and death, the samurai can only find solace in asavior they're not sure they believe in.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelska
  • ISBN:
  • 9780811227902
  • Format:
  • Häftad
  • Sidor:
  • 272
  • Utgiven:
  • 21. september 2018
  • Mått:
  • 137x208x20 mm.
  • Vikt:
  • 300 g.
Leveranstid: 2-4 veckor
Förväntad leverans: 17. december 2024

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In 1613, four low-ranking Japanese samurai, accompanied by a Spanish priest,set sail for Mexico to bargain for trading rights with the West in exchange fora Catholic crusade through Japan. Their arduous journey lasts four years, asthey travel onward to Mexico then Rome, where they are persuaded that thesuccess of their mission depends on their conversion to Christianity. In fact,the enterprise seems to have been futile from the start: the mission returns toJapan to find that the political tides have shifted. The authorities are now pursuing an isolationist policy and a ruthless stamping out of Western influences.In the face of disillusionment and death, the samurai can only find solace in asavior they're not sure they believe in.

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