by Robert Bolt · Luitingh · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789024510528
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«The Mission: twee mannen en hun strijd tegen het noodlot» is the historical novel by Robert Bolt (Luitingh, paperback, 221 pages, Dutch).
In eighteenth-century South America, Rodrigo Mendoza, a slave trader, lives a story of violence and guilt that leads him to seek redemption alongside the Jesuits. Guided by Father Gabriel, he encounters the mission that protects the Guaraní and must choose between obeying the Spanish and Portuguese colonial powers or fighting for the community's survival.
Novel published in 1986 in Dutch with a translation by Annet Mons. The film of the same name, starring Robert De Niro, was awarded the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
Suitable for readers of historical fiction and for admirers of the 1986 film starring Robert De Niro.
Robert Oxton Bolt was an English playwright and a screenwriter, known for writing the screenplays for Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, and A Man for All Seasons, the latter two of which won him the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He also was the recipient of a Tony Award, two BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Laurence Olivier Award.
