Black Robe

Moore, Brian

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ISBN 10: 0525243119 ISBN 13: 9780525243113

Published by E. P. Dutton, New York, 1985

Language: English

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New York: E. P. Dutton, 1985. First American Edition. Dust jacket unclipped. Fine/Fine. In 17th-century New France, a young Jesuit priest embarks on a treacherous mission to bring Christianity to a remote settlement of Native Americans. This gripping historical novel explores the profound clash of two disparate cultures and the struggle between faith and survival in the hostile wilderness.

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Title: Black Robe
Publisher: E. P. Dutton, New York
Publication Date: 1985
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0525243119
ISBN 13: 9780525243113
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First American Edition
Printing: 1st Printing
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

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The story of Father Laforgue, a Jesuit who comes to Canada to save the souls of its natives, mirrors the clash between two disparate cultures--that of the European Jesuits and that of the Indians

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BRIAN MOORE, whom Graham Greene called his "favourite living novelist," was born in Belfast in 1921. He emigrated to Canada in 1948, where he became a journalist and adopted Canadian citizenship. He wrote his first three novels while living in Canada. His many honours include two Governor General's Awards for Fiction.

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