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The Mission

by Robert Bolt

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In order to come to terms with his violent past, soldier-of-fortune Rodrigo Mendoza joins forces with a priest, Father Gabriel, leader of a Jesuit mission deep in the South American jungle, to battle ruthless slave traders preying on the innocent Guarani natives

Genre
Georgian and 18th centuryhistorical fiction
Setting
18th centurySouth America
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 265 pages

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