(Ebook pdf) Wonderful Fool (Peter Owen Modern Classic)
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| #851024 in Books | Shusaku Endo | 2008-06-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 7.20 x.60 x5.00l,.40 | File Name: 0720613205 | 200 pages | Wonderful Fool
||3 of 4 people found the following review helpful.| A Parable From Shusako Endo|By R. J. Marsella|Wonderful Fool is a remarkable parable of a simple man who suddenly appears in the lives of a brother and sister who are residents of Tokyo . Gaston Bonaparte , a physically large simplistic and seemingly naive visitor , wanders the city befriending prostitutes, a stray dog, a fortune teller and ultimately a dangerous gangster. Reg|From Publishers Weekly|In Japanese novelist Endo's 1959 satire, an awkward but noble young Frenchman challenges the self-satisfied moral apathy of a Japanese family. |Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.|Language Notes
Gaston Bonaparte, a young Frenchman, visits Tokyo to stay with his pen-pal Takamori. His appearance is a bitter disappointment to his new friends and his behavior causes them acute embarrassment. He is a trusting person with a simple love for others, and he continues to trust even after they have demonstrated deceit and betrayal. He spends his time not sightseeing but making friends with street children, stray dogs, prostitutes, and gangsters. This novel ... [PDF.kq98] Wonderful Fool (Peter Owen Modern Classic) Rating: 4.93 (434 Votes)
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