by Shusaku Endo

These stories, by a famed Japanese Roman Catholic, often condense the material of the author's novels: one story is the opening chapter of the author's DEEP RIVER and details the quest of one Japanese man to reconnect with his dead wife by seeking her out in India, where he hopes she has been reincarnated. Another story focuses on the plight of Christians in Japan during the 1600s, when they were subject to torture and executions.