Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Shusaku Endo isn't merely a stellar novelist—the dude has also starred in his fair share of commercials. When's the last time an American novelist did that? (Source.)
Endo is so legit that he even has his own museum, the Shusaku Endo Literature Museum. This museum is located in the Sotome neighborhood of Nagasaki—a neighborhood known at one time for its high concentration of hidden Japanese Christians, like those depicted in Silence. (Source.)
You might already know that legendary director Martin Scorsese adapted Silence for the silver screen, but you might not realize that the dude is a total Endo fanboy. Scorsese was so obsessed with the novel that he spent twenty years struggling to get his film adaptation made. That's commitment. (Source.)