num_pages: 272
description: One of the late Shusaku Endo’s finest works, The Samurai tells of the journey of some of the first Japanese to set foot on European soil and the resulting clash of cultures and politics.
language: English
title: The Samurai
titlecomplete: The Samurai
characters: Hasekura Tsunenaga
genres: Asia, Religion, Historical, Historical Fiction, Japanese Literature, Literature, Japan, Classics, Fiction, Christianity
ratings_count: 2992
places: Spain, Cordoba, Puebla, Genoa, Mexico, Seville, Madrid, Cordoba, Spain, Pacific Ocean, Italy, Tsukinora, Japan, Rome, Veracruz, Mexico City (México City)
publisher: New Directions