The Sea and Poison - Shusaku Endo political and social past

political and social past

A story that urgently reveals inequality and violence that govern an entire country

And what secrets linger in that last locked room

Because how do you decide what makes life worth living

Presenting over a thousand exemplars in vivid and engaging translations

The Sea and Poison - Shusaku Endo political and social pastIn 1950s Japan, Doctor Suguro practises medicine in a backwater still recovering from the war. Quiet and withdrawn, he lives tortured by his conscience and a horrific wartime memory: participating in the vivisection of an American airman, an experiment which led to his agonising death. This spare, harrowing novel, based on real events, is a profound exploration of the pressures of conflict, the moral numbness of conformity, and the painful legacy of