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Title: When I Whistle: A Novel by Shusaku End-O, Shusaku Endo, Van C. Gessel ISBN: 0-8008-8244-X Publisher: Taplinger Pub Co Pub. Date: December, 1980 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Deceptively simple but packs a powerful punch
Comment: As translated by Van C. Gessel, _When I Whistle_ uses spare, simple prose in switching back and forth between the stories of Ozu, a nostalgic World War II veteran, and his son Eiichi, an ambitious doctor. As Ozu's reminiscences move closer to the present, the two narratives interlock with devastating effect. Like much of Endo's other writing, _When I Whistle_ is elegaic and concerned with serious moral issues; however, it is not overtly theological (Endo's Catholicism has led some to describe him as a Japanese Graham Greene). Plot points and themes which could be oppressively heavy in the hands of a lesser writer are here leavened by humor (notably in the character of the hapless Flatfish) and unspooled in beautifully observed scenes. The sentences may be easy to read, but it is difficult to reach the end of the novel unmoved...
Rating: 5
Summary: Contemporary Japanese literature at its finest
Comment: Shusaku Endo draws on a well of personal experience as well as powerful, thoughtful philosophies concerning family relationships, the trauma of war, transistion to the modern age, generative versus stagnant personality types and basic human nature in order to create this vivid, yet restrained, novel. 'When I Whistle' is the story of Ozu, a man whose simpleness betrays the depth of his expreience, and his son Eichi. Their contrasting attitudes and views on morality allow Endo to masterfully weave a conflict which not only entices the reader to the plot, but forces the reader on a journey of questioning personal philosophies and beliefs. Though When I Whistle is a moving literary work and exemplarary of Japanese aesthetic principles, it is an easy read. I thoroughly reccomend it.
Rating: 4
Summary: I think this book is worth reading!
Comment: A charming tale of pre-war Japan and modern Japan. Ozu, Flatfish and Aiko are suprisingly sympathetic, and Ozu's son is despicable but believeable. I enjoyed it very much. If you like the Japanese or their style of fiction, this is the book for you.
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Title: Silence by Shusaku Endo, William Johnston ISBN: 0800871863 Publisher: Parkwest Pubns Pub. Date: March, 1980 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Five by Endo: (New Directions Bibelots) by Shusaku Endo, Van C. Gessel ISBN: 0811214397 Publisher: New Directions Publishing Pub. Date: June, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.00 |
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Title: The Sea and Poison (New Directions Paperbook, No. 737) by Shusaku Endo, Michael Gallagher ISBN: 0811211983 Publisher: New Directions Publishing Pub. Date: April, 1992 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Life of Jesus by Shusaku Endo, Richard Schuchert ISBN: 0809123193 Publisher: Paulist Press Pub. Date: March, 1989 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Wonderful Fool (Peter Owen Modern Classics) by Shusaku Endo, Francis Mathy ISBN: 072061080X Publisher: Peter Owen Ltd Pub. Date: December, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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