Black Robe

Moore, Brian

ISBN 10: 0525243119 / ISBN 13: 9780525243113

Published by Dutton Adult, 1985

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Black Robe
• Publisher: Dutton Adult
• Publication Date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0525243119
• ISBN 13: 9780525243113
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Dimensions: 50.8W x 50.8H x 50.8D centimeters 50.8 centimeters width by 50.8 centimeters height by 50.8 centimeters depth
• Weight: 503.488 grams

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Synopsis

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

About the Author

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.