by Brian Moore · Seix Barral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432246814
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«Ropanegra» is the historical novel by Brian Moore, published by Seix Barral in paperback (195 pages, in Spanish).
The story takes place in the 17th century, when a French Jesuit crosses New France, present-day Canada, on a mission among indigenous communities. Between survival and the clash of worlds, the novel explores the protagonist's faith, the gaze of the other and the contradictions of colonization.
The novel was originally published as Black Robe in 1985; the Spanish edition is from 1992. The cover indicates that it inspired the movie of the same title directed by Bruce Beresford.
For readers of historical fiction interested in 17th-century Canada, the encounter between cultures and the role of religion in colonization.
Brian Moore, was a novelist and screenwriter from Northern Ireland who emigrated to Canada and later lived in the United States. He was acclaimed for the descriptions in his novels of life in Northern Ireland during and after the Second World War, in particular his explorations of the inter-communal divisions of The Troubles, and has been described as "one of the few genuine masters of the contemporary novel". He was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1975 and the inaugural Sunday Express Book of the Year award in 1987, and he was shortlisted for the Booker Prize three times. Moore also wrote screenplays and several of his books were made into films.
