Black Robe
1985 novel by Brian Moore / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the 1985 Brian Moore novel. For the film adaptation, see Black Robe (film). For other uses, see Black robe.
Black Robe, first published in 1985, is a historical novel by Brian Moore set in New France in the 17th century. Its central theme is the collision of European and Native American cultures soon after first contact.[1] First Nations peoples historically called French Jesuit priests "Black Robes" because of their religious habit.
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Author | Brian Moore |
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Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Genre | Historical novel |
Publisher | McClelland and Stewart (Canada) Dutton (USA) Jonathan Cape (UK) |
Publication date | 1985 |
Pages | 246 pp (first Canadian, US and UK editions) |
ISBN | 0-7710-6449-7 (first Canadian edition) ISBN 0-525-24311-9 (first US edition) ISBN 0224023292 (first UK edition) |
OCLC | 16036820 |
Preceded by | Cold Heaven (1983) |
Followed by | The Colour of Blood (1987) |
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The novel was adapted into the 1991 film Black Robe directed by Bruce Beresford, for which Moore wrote the screenplay.