Black Robe

* Black Robe by Brian Moore - 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.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. a French Jesuit in early 17th Century Canada who goes "up river" into the dark forests of Quebec. What he finds there tests his faith. After two years of language study, he is sent to join a remote mission. A group of Algonkins have been paid to guide Laforgue and a young lay assistant, Daniel, to the mission. Daniel has his own reason for making the trip. He is secretly in love with one of the young Algonkin women. Although the Algonkins have agreed to take the Normans (as they call the French) to the mission, there is a deep mistrust between the cultures, and neither side is fully aware of their failure to understand the other. Not everyone who set out on the journey will arrive at the destination. .. Black Robe is a fantastic novel...... Hard cover book in good condition. Dark blue boards with white cloth wrapped spine, black and red titling are in good condition, board show some fading at the edges only, small drop ding at the bottom spine wihich is visible but not serious. Spine is very tight. Pages are clean, unmarked in very good condition Dust jacket is acceptable as it has some tears at spine and overall appearance of used....... .. Title: Black Robe, Author Brian Moore, E P DUTTON & CO INC, Publication date January 1, 1985, Stated First Edition, Book design by Nancy Etheredge, ISBN 0525243119, Book size about 9.1 x 6.6 x 1.1 in., 246 pages.......... Ruth Reaser..LAX Vespa, Los Angeles Culver City- maybe this will do it!-At least you know what you're getting into-City-Media Mail USPS-you get the copy you were viewing carefully Drop kick-packed to protect it - in - transit....... Black Robe 5399 HC Fiction WB 2