Silence and Beauty: Hidden Faith Born of Suffering by Makoto Fujimura slugs and many other things with

and many other things with intricate detail reminiscent of old-world beauty

The pleasing visual effects are subtle

and librarians on the subjects of children

It's a father-and-son tale

from Eisner Award-nominated author-illustrator Sean Rubin

Silence and Beauty: Hidden Faith Born of Suffering by Makoto Fujimura slugs and many other things withShusaku Endo's novel Silence, first published in 1966, endures as one of the greatest works of twentieth century Japanese literature. Its narrative of the persecution of Christians in seventeenth century Japan raises uncomfortable questions about God and the ambiguity of faith in the midst of suffering and hostility. Endo's Silence took internationally renowned visual artist Makoto Fujimura on a pilgrimage of grappling with the nature of art, the