Wonderful Fool - Softcover

Shusaku Endo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140110488 ISBN 13: 9780140110487

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd, 1991

Synopsis

Gaston Bonaparte, a young Frenchman, visits Tokyo to stay with his pen-pal Takamori. His appearance is a bitter disappointment to his new friends and his behavior causes them acute embarrassment. He is a trusting person with a simple love for others, and he continues to trust even after they have demonstrated deceit and betrayal. He spends his time not sightseeing but making friends with street children, stray dogs, prostitutes, and gangsters. This novel charts his misadventures with sharp irony, satire, and objectivity.

About this title

About the Author:

Shusaku Endo is widely regarded as one of the greatest Japanese authors of the late 20th century. He has won many major literary awards and was nominated for the Nobel Prize several times. His novels, which have been translated into 28 languages, include Deep River, The Samurai, Scandal, The Sea and Poison, and Silence.

Language Notes:

Text: English, Japanese (translation)

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0140110488
• ISBN 13: 9780140110487
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240