Cannibals and Missionaries
by Mary McCarthy
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A riveting and unconventional thriller about a motley group of airplane passengers taken hostage by militant hijackers En route to Iran, a plane is captured by Middle Eastern terrorists intent on holding hostage the committee of politicians, religious leaders, and activists on a mission to investigate alleged human rights violations by the shah. But the kidnappers soon discover that there is a greater treasure onboard. Among the passengers are prominent art collectors with access to some of show more the world's most valuable paintings--priceless works that could fund global terrorist activities for decades. After the captured plane sets down in a remote Dutch farming collective by the sea, events go rapidly and frighteningly awry. As negotiations with government agencies stall, concerns over rare artwork threaten to trump the regard for human life, and both captors and captives will face bitter truths about their conflicting values, manners, and ideologies as the ticking clock races inexorably toward an explosive endgame. Mary McCarthy's masterful Cannibals and Missionaries is a remarkable novel of events and ideas that sheds light on the tragic foibles of human nature while exploring the terrorist psychology with supreme intelligence and insight. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Mary McCarthy including rare images from the author's estate. show lessTags
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- Canonical title*
- Kannibalen und Missionare
- Original title
- Cannibals and missionaries
- Original publication date
- 1979
- Dedication
- To Roland and to the memory of Will Scarlett
- First words
- "Bless, o lord, thy gifts to our use an us to thy service; for Christ's sake. Amen
- Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Das sei ein gutes Training für den Verstand gewesen, räumte der Reverend ein und war froh, an die Notwendigkeit erinnert zu werden, ihren Lohn zu zählen.
- Original language*
- Amerikanisch
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- Paper, Ebook
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