No Other Life - Couverture rigide

Moore, Brian

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 038541515X ISBN 13 : 9780385415156

Editeur : Doubleday, 1993

Synopsis

Depicts the struggle of a desperate Caribbean child, rescued from poverty by a missionary who sends him down an uncertain road toward religious turmoil and political upheaval

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

When Father Paul Michel, a missionary on the desperately poor Caribbean island of Ganae, rescues a little black boy, Jeannot, from abject poverty, he has little idea of the dramatic and perilous events the future holds in store. Jeannot becomes a revolutionary Catholic priest and is subsequently elected president of a land previously accustomed only to despair and dictatorship. A brilliant messianic orator, Jeannot bravely urges his black brethren to rise against the forces determined to topple him. But is he a saint of a rabble-rouser? Even Father Paul can no longer be sure of his protege's true motives...

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Doubleday
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 038541515X
• ISBN 13: 9780385415156
• Reliure: Relié
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible