Recipient of the 1966 Tanizaki Prize, it has been called Endo’s supreme achievement" and "one of the twentieth century’s finest novels". Considered controversial ever since its first publication, it tackles the thorniest religious issues of belief and faith head on. A Jesuit missionary sent to seventeenth century Japan, who endured persecution that followed the defeat of the Shimbara Rebellion.
Mia Hamilton lived the perfect life with her husband, university teacher Zach, and their two-year-old daughter. But everything changed when Zach committed suicide on the same night one of his students vanished. Five years later, just when Mia is beginning to heal, stranger Alison walks into her life, saying her husband didn’t kill himself…
From a top scientist and the creator of the hugely popular web comic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, a hilarious investigation into future technologies – from how to fling a ship into deep space on the cheap to 3-D organ printing. In this smart and funny book, celebrated cartoonist Zach Weinersmith and noted researcher Dr. Kelly Weinersmith give us a snapshot of what’s coming next…
