I highly recommend this book, a definite feel good read and I am looking forward to reading more books by Shusaku Endo. In Wonderful Fool Shusaku Endo looks upon morality as the value system defined by the Bible, where Jesus Christ is regarded as the epitome of true goodness. Shusaku Endo’s own catholic faith is shown in the book which for me was lovely to read, it was in no way forced, which was refreshing. Gaston is just a wonderful character and a pleasure to read, a man who changes the world in small ways. Shusaku Endo is widely regarded as one of the greatest Japanese authors of. The book had a nice flow to it, the characters are well written, Takamori, a young man who does not have serious aspirations in life but does take pride in his work, Tomoe, his younger sister, who is more career minded, loves her family and has no plan to marry and if she ever does marry, it will not be for love, and finally Gaston, the wonderful fool of the tale, Gaston’s outlook of the world is simplistic, he sees goodness and love in everything and takes the greatest pleasure in the smallest of things, despite being surrounded by the beauty of Japan, he is more interested in the people, stray dogs, much to the horror of Tomoe. Wonderful Fool Shusaku Endo (Author) Francis Mathy (Translator) About the Author. I have had ‘Wonderful Fool’ on my to be read pile for a few months and I am sorry I did not read it sooner, what an amazing book!, it is told in a straightforward way and at the start of the book you do wonder if there is an actual point but halfway through, you see the point.ĭespite the book being 50 years old, Japan is showed in such a way that you would not know when it is set, which was great to read but frustrating at the same time for me because I like to know everything but it did not take away any of the enjoyment I got from reading the book. Endo was runner-up for the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1994. From the minute they meet him, their lives are changed forever, Gaston Bonaparte makes an impression wherever he goes. Wonderful Fool by Shsaku End - book cover, description. The Tokyo-native, however, has been brought back into literary and cultural consciousness partly because of the cinematic adaptation of his tour de force Silence by Hollywood great Martin Scorsese in 2016. Shusaku Endo is widely regarded as one of the greatest Japanese authors of the late 20th. This novel charts his misadventures with sharp irony, satire, and objectivity. Haruki Murakami and Banana Yoshimoto, Endo sits quietly in the margins. Buy Wonderful Fool by Mike Endicott at Mighty Ape Australia. He spends his time not sightseeing but making friends with street children, stray dogs, prostitutes, and gangsters. ‘Wonderful Fool’ is the story of Gaston Bonaparte, a man like no other who is about to arrive from France (via various stops) by boat to Japan where his pen~friend Takamori and his sister, Tomoe are waiting for him. He is a trusting person with a simple love for others, and he continues to trust even after they have demonstrated deceit and betrayal.
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