Shusaku Endo
Shusaku Endo was born in Tokyo and grew up in Manchuria, China, where his father was transferred for work. When he was 10 years old his parents split up, and he moved with his mother back to Japan. They moved to Kobe, where his mother's sister lived, and she convinced Endo and his mother to convert to her Catholic faith.
As a young adult Endo attended Keio University, where he studied French literature - much to the dismay of his distant father, who wanted him to be a doctor. Poor living...
