I revisited the novel Deep River in the class Buddhism and Contemporary Texts at Amherst College (Fall 2019). Reading it in English faded its eastern sense of mystery (or maybe because 6 years have passed and I grew up), but I was thus able to focus on its story. I don’t personally like Endo (probably because I am too sensitive to wars), neither do I think Mitsuko is a nihilist (but language is a fluid thing), but the “many faces of god”: dichotomies and reunifications presented by the characters are interesting to look at.
Deep River:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25201.Deep_River
Presentation slides:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qf0ZXkZN2dW-JUTiXbC-XtlEf-t37ITSPAfysF2g87E/edit?usp=sharing
A (nerdily) fun screenshot (I used Vim to take notes for the class):
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