Silence

Released: December 28, 2008
Length: 7 hrs 39 mins
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Publisher: Audible Studios

This acclaimed novel, awarded the 1966 Tanizaki Prize, delves into the complex themes of belief and faith through the lens of a Jesuit missionary in seventeenth-century Japan. Set against the backdrop of the persecution following the Shimabara Rebellion, it explores the struggles of faith in a time of turmoil and has been regarded as one of the finest works of the twentieth century.

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