Endö Shüsaku

"Endo Shusaku is probably the most widely translated of all Japanese authors. Through a discussion covering all Endo's major novels, the picture painted by Williams is of an author building on his native Japanese tradition in pursuit of a more universal literary portrayal of the individual engaged in his or her unique 'process of individuation'.

Bringing to light the enduring legacy of an author who has contributed as much as any Japanese writer of his generation to an unmasking of the unsustainability of talk of an 'East-West divide', this volume will be of great interest to all those interested in Japanese literature."--BOOK JACKET.