Deep river:

In India, four Japanese tourists converge on the River Ganges in search of absolution. The novel probes their consciences, from Isobe, grieving the death of the wife he ignored in life, to Kugachi, haunted by wartime memories of a man who saved his life by eating human flesh, then drank himself to d...

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Main Author: Endō, Shūsaku 1923-1996 (Author)
Other Authors: Gessel, Van C. 1950- (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York New Directions 1994
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Summary:In India, four Japanese tourists converge on the River Ganges in search of absolution. The novel probes their consciences, from Isobe, grieving the death of the wife he ignored in life, to Kugachi, haunted by wartime memories of a man who saved his life by eating human flesh, then drank himself to death to forget. An analysis of the importance of religion
Physical Description:216 Seiten
ISBN:081121320X
9780811213202