Black Robe is a historical fiction novel written by Brian Moore. It is set in the 17th century and tracks the journey of two Europeans—one of whom is a Jesuit priest—in New France. The two men find themselves caught between the two cultures shortly after the time of the first contact. · Black Robe is a novel written by Brian Moore. It was first published in It was first published in It is set in the 17th century, in the part of North America then known as New France. Brian Moore’s Black Robe, tells the story of Laforgue, a Jesuit priest from 17th Century Québec who travels to an unfamiliar land called New France. Laforgue’s goal is to convert Algonquin Native Americans into God fearing Christians.
Black Robe by Brian Moore ISBN ISBN Paperback; New York, New York, U.s.a: Plume, June 1, ; ISBN The greatest writer of all time for reading in the bathtub: Brian Moore ( - ). Black Robe: A Novel, Paperback by Moore, Brian, ISBN , ISBN , Brand New, Free shipping in the US 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.
Black Robe is a historical fiction novel written by Brian Moore. It is set in the 17th century and tracks the journey of two Europeans—one of whom is a Jesuit priest—in New France. The two men find themselves caught between the two cultures shortly after the time of the first contact. His “Black Robe” contrasts the sense of the physical space of a new world with the mental limitations of the Jesuit priests, the Black Robes of the title. This is one of Moore's more successful books, combining a strong and dramatic narrative with searching analyses of its main characters’ motives and is well worth reading. Black Robe by Brian Moore Book Summary Black Robe, an account of the 17th-century encounter between the Huron and Iroquois the French called "Les Sauvages" and the French Jesuit missionaries the native people called "Blackrobes," is Brian Moore's most striking book.
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