[First Edition] Chichi Oya Vol

A later printing of one of Endō's mature domestic novels, Father explores family relationships, generational conflict, personal responsibility, and the emotional complexities of modern Japanese life. The obi promotes the work as the basis for a TBS television drama adaptation and features a cast photograph from the production. The understated jacket artwork and cream cloth binding are characteristic of Kodansha literary editions of the period. Endō's fiction often blends psychological realism with moral and spiritual inquiry, and Father is representative of his interest in human weakness, reconciliation, and compassion. Condition: Book grades Very Good+. Binding remains square and tight with clean pages, no writing, highlighting, or ownership markings. Minor age toning and light foxing to text block edges and a few pale spots to cloth covers. Dust jacket grades Very Good, showing moderate age toning, light foxing, and mild edge wear, but remains complete and unclipped. Original obi band present and complete with moderate wear and age toning. Overall an attractive collectible copy. Colophon confirms First Edition published July 30, 1980 and this copy is the Sixth Printing issued November 4, 1980 . Published by Kodansha, Tokyo. Original price on jacket and obi: ¥780. Endō Shūsaku (1923-1996) was one of Japan's most important postwar novelists. A lifelong Catholic in a predominantly non-Christian society, he explored themes of faith, doubt, guilt, and cultural identity in works such as Silence, The Samurai, and Deep River. His novels earned numerous literary awards and remain widely translated, making him one of the most internationally recognized Japanese authors of the twentieth century.

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