Kiku's Prayer

by Shūsaku Endō

Book Overview

Kiku's Prayer is told through the eyes of Kiku, a self-assured young woman from a rural Japanese village who falls in love with Seikichi, a devoted Catholic man. Practicing a faith still banned by the government, Seikichi is imprisoned but refuses to recant under torture. Kiku's efforts to reconcile her feelings for Seikichi's religion with the sacrifices she makes to free him mirror the painful, conflicting choices Japan faced as a result...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231162820
• ISBN13: 9780231162821
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher