The is a museum dedicated to the life and work of Japanese novelist Shusaku Endo. It is in the Sotome district in the northwestern part of the city of

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. Sotome is famed as the home of the hidden Christians and served as the scene for Endo's novel ''Silence''. Established in May 2000, the museum displays Endo's books, manuscripts, letters, photographs and favourite possessions including his writing desk, his

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and rosary, and a statue of

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inherited from his mother and kept at his bedside throughout his life. The museum looks out over the Gotō Sea and Shitsu Culture Village, where a monument stands to ''Silence''. It is inscribed with the words "Humanity is so sad, Lord, and the ocean so blue."

Work

In January 2022, the museum announced the discovery of three plays written by Endo, adding to his existing seven.

References

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Nagasaki City tourist site page
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