{"product_id":"deep-river-9780811212892","title":"Deep River","description":"The river is the Ganges, where a group of Japanese tourists converge: Isobe, grieving the death of the wife he ignored in life; Kiguchi, haunted by war-time memories of the Highway of Death in Burma; Numada, recovering from a critical illness; Mitsuko, a cynical woman struggling with inner emptiness; and, the butt of her cruel interest, Otsu, a failed seminarian for whom the figure on the cross is a god of many faces. In this novel, the renowned Japanese writer Shusaku Endo reaches his ultimate religious vision.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEndo, Shusaku:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eShusaku Endo\u003c\/strong\u003e (1923-1996) is widely regarded as one of the most important Japanese authors of the late twentieth century. He won many major literary awards and was nominated for the Nobel Prize several times. His novel \u003cem\u003eSilence\u003c\/em\u003e was recently made into a major film directed by Martin Scorsese.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGessel, Van C.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eVan C. Gessel\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor of Japanese at Brigham Young University, and has a Ph.D. in Japanese literature from Columbia University. After joining the Church of Latter-day Saints in 1968, Gessel served as a missionary to Japan from 1970-71. He was given a lifetime achievement award from the Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture of Columbia University for his translations of modern Japanese fiction.","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50461263888658,"sku":"9780811212892","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_20619691-3756-4e47-8e03-3bb7e4db4ff9.jpg?v=1730061735","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/deep-river-9780811212892","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}