Black Robe
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- For the film see Black Robe (film)
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| Author | Brian Moore |
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| Cover Artist | Nancy Etheredge (first Canadian edition) |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Subject(s) | Jesuits--Missions--Canada--History--17th century--Fiction. Indians of North America--Canada--Fiction. Missionaries--Canada--Fiction. Algonquin Indians--Fiction. |
| Genre(s) | Historical fiction |
| Publisher | McClelland and Stewart (first Canadian edition), Dutton (first American edition) |
| Released | 1985 |
| Pages | 246 (first Canadian and American editions) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-7710-6449-7 (first Canadian edition), ISBN 0-525-24311-9 (first American edition) |
| Preceded by | Cold Heaven |
| Followed by | The Colour of Blood |
Black Robe is a historical fiction novel by Brian Moore. It was first published in 1985.
The novel takes place in New France and follows Father Laforgue, a French Jesuit priest travelling up river to repopulate the mission to the Huron Indians. The novel chronicles his interactions with the "heathen" tribes as well as his inner struggles as he travels upriver to bring salvation to the Hurons.
It was adapted into the 1991 film of the same title directed by Bruce Beresford.
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