
Jinpei Suda, a volcanologist, and Durand, a defrocked Catholic priest, both become obsessed with Akadake, a long quiescent volcano, disagreeing on the question of whether the volcano will soon erupt, a question that rules both their lives

A crucial work in Endo's oeuvre, 'Volcano' is a powerful novel of ideas as well as a sensitive and moving depiction of the trials of old age, set in the central region of Japan.




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