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Scandal

by Shusaku Endo · 1986

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Involves a famous Catholic writer whose comfortable life is shattered when a drunken woman crashes a reception in his honor, claiming that he frequents the red-light district of Tokyo and that his portrait is exhibited in a gallery there. The result: his reputation as a writer, his marriage, and his sense of identity all are placed at risk. A psychological thriller and a literary work of art which, as it subtly peels off layers of the dark side of human nature, grips and propels the reader.

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1980s1980sMore like thisLess of thisJapanJapanMore like thisLess of thisTokyoTokyoMore like thisLess of thisAsiaAsiaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 240 pages

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