One of Endo's most unusual and powerful novels is set largely in a modern hospital, with themes and scenes that eerily seem to predate Never Let Me Go
A jaded businessman has a chance encounter with the doctor son of his best friend at school, Ozu, and memories are stirred of a former love interest of Ozu's, Aiko. The son of his friend proves to be contemptuous of the outmoded values of his father's world and ruthless in pursuit of success at his hospital. The story reaches a terrible climax when Aiko, now a middle-aged cancer-sufferer, is admitted to the hospital and Ozu leads the way in experimenting on her with dangerous drugs.
A jaded businessman has a chance encounter with the doctor son of his best friend at school, Ozu, and memories are stirred of a former love interest of Ozu's, Aiko. The son of his friend proves to be contemptuous of the outmoded values of his father's world and ruthless in pursuit of success at his hospital. The story reaches a terrible climax when Aiko, now a middle-aged cancer-sufferer, is admitted to the hospital and Ozu leads the way in experimenting on her with dangerous drugs.
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Hardback Editions
April 1979 : UK Hardback
 | Title: When I Whistle (Unesco Collection of Contemporary Works) Author(s): Shusaku Endo, Van C Gessel ISBN: 0-7206-0526-1 / 978-0-7206-0526-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA |
Paperback Editions
October 2011 : UK Paperback
 | Title: When I Whistle (Unesco Collection of Contemporary Works) Author(s): Endo Shusaku ISBN: 0-7206-1437-6 / 978-0-7206-1437-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
December 1992 : UK Paperback
 | Title: When I Whistle Author(s): Shusaku Endo ISBN: 0-340-53086-3 / 978-0-340-53086-3 (UK edition) Publisher: Sceptre Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
August 1980 : USA Paperback
 | Title: When I Whistle Author(s): Shusaku Endo ISBN: 0-8008-8244-X / 978-0-8008-8244-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Taplinger Publishing Company Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
October 1980 : UK Paperback
 | Title: When I Whistle (UNESCO collection of representative works) Author(s): Shusaku Endo ISBN: 0-7043-3340-6 / 978-0-7043-3340-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Quartet Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
August 1980 : USA Paperback
 | Title: When I Whistle Author(s): Shusaku Endo ISBN: 0-8008-8243-1 / 978-0-8008-8243-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Taplinger Pub Co Availability: Amazon UK |
1980 : Mass Market Paperback
 | Title: When I Whistle Author(s): Shusaku Endo ISBN: 480530457X / 978-4805304570 Publisher: Tuttle Books Availability: Amazon |
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