The Eyes of Asia

Nakaura of Julian Julião Nakaura a priest of the Society of Jesus was one of four young ambassadors sent to Rome by the Jesuits in 1538 as proof that Japan had converted to Christianity Fifty years after the mission which so fascinated European royalty Julian was forced again to prove his faith only this time before a Shogun who wanted to force him to abandon his religion Julian resists as does Miguel Chijiwa a fellow at the embassy to Rome who become a martyr Betrayed by Cristóvão Ferreira who cannot bear the torture Julian suffers an inglorious death or maybe not All the while a woman wants to discover her past