Shusaku Endo Reading Order

3 books (2002–2018)

Shusaku Endo's complete anthology collection spans two volumes published between 2002 and 2007. These literary fiction anthologies should be read in publication order, beginning with A Life in Medicine: A Literary Anthology followed by The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature, volume 2: From 1945 to the Present.

Start with A Life in Medicine: A Literary Anthology and read in order.

#	Title
1	A Life in Medicine: A Literary Anthology 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature, volume 2: From 1945 to the Present 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Knakketiknakk 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (1970–1970)

#	Title
1	The Golden Country: A Play 1970Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1986–2009)

This complete collection of literary short fiction by Shusaku Endo comprises three volumes published between 1986 and 2009. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Stained Glass Elegies, followed by Five by Endo, and concluding with The Final Martyrs. These three books gather Endo's short story work across a span of more than two decades.

Start with Stained Glass Elegies and read in order.

#	Title
1	Stained Glass Elegies 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Five by Endo 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Final Martyrs 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

14 books (1958–2004)

Shūsaku Endō's literary fiction novels span from 1958 to 2004 and comprise fourteen independent works that are best read in publication order. Each novel stands alone, allowing readers to enter Endō's body of work at any point, though following the chronological release sequence provides insight into his evolving artistic vision across nearly five decades. The series concludes with Song of Sadness and represents the complete output of this celebrated Japanese author's standalone fiction works.

Start with The Sea and Poison, the first of 14 books in the Shūsaku Endō Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	The Sea and Poison 1958Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Volcano 1959Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Wonderful Fool 1959Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Girl I Left Behind 1964Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Foreign Studies 1965Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Silence 1966Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	A Life of Jesus 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	When I Whistle 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Samurai 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Kiku's Prayer 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Scandal 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Sachiko(With: Van C. Gessel) 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Deep River 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Song of Sadness 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible