A powerful Canadian novel about a Jesuit priest who travels to New France to live with an Algonquin tribe in the 17th century.
(Had to read it for school many moons ago, but I remember liking it at the time. I wonder what I would think of the representation of the First Nations people now.)
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Cathythoughts Nice choice 5y
Tamra There is a 1991 movie based on the same premise (it may not be this novel) and it is very dark, depressing, disturbing, but well worth watching though. 😐 5y
merelybookish @Cathythoughts Thanks! 👍 5y
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merelybookish @Tamra I believe it was based on this book. 5y
Cinfhen Oh, you just reminded me I read a book about a Jesuit priest who travels to space & encounters another civilization ~ it was actually a fabulous read... not hokey at all![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
The Sparrow: A Novel 5y
The Sparrow: A Novelmerelybookish @Cinfhen Oh interesting! I expect both are about cultural clashes. 5y
vivastory Have you readSilence 5y
SilenceMelissa_J I have this book. I really need to read it. 5y
merelybookish @Melissa_J I have some other books by Brian Moore. I should really read them! 😀 5y
merelybookish @vivastory No! Sounds gruesome! 😬 Do you recommend? 5y
vivastory I loved it. It's not too graphic from what I remember. It's one of the most moving books I've read. 5y
merelybookish @vivastory Well that's high praise. Stacked.🙂 5y
merelybookish @vivastory You should read Black Robe. Just to see how it compares, although I honestly remember little about it. And I do worry now about how white writers represent First.Nations. 5y