Description
In these luminous, tightly crafted stories, a series of characters move through churches, hospitals, and everyday rooms where faith and fragility meet. Across a dozen narratives, illness and recovery—often set against medical environments—become a lens for examining suffering, moral responsibility, and the quiet ways people seek meaning when certainty fails. With Endō’s distinctive blend of spiritual inquiry and humane observation, the collection ranges from intimate elegies to scenes of communal life, including the small-scale world of a church and its surrounding institutions. Selected and arranged to showcase the full range of his short-fiction gifts, these elegies invite readers to contemplate compassion, doubt, and the stained-glass beauty that can still emerge from pain.
Available Editions
hardcover
Peter Owen Publishers
Published Jan 1, 1984
166 pages
ISBN: 9780720606294
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Details
First Published
1984
Language
eng
Translation
From: jpn
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