A young pilot, Carmody, crashes in the middle of China. He's rescued by a warlord (aka bandit), and forced to be his second in command. After some time the protagonist manages to escape disguised as a priest. When he arrives at a mission, where he had hoped to end the masquerade, the people address him as a priest from the very beginning. Since he has started out acting as a clergyman, he cannot very well drop the pretence later on, and is forced to be Gods left hand. The story tells of the internal changes of the ex-bandit, ex-pilot working and living as a priest, rediscovering the beliefs of his childhood. And then the warlord arrives to reclaim his man. It's a wonderful composed story, with a high pace, tension, old fashioned adventure, but also introspection, humor, tenderness, and philosophy about the nature of man.
"De lotgevallen van een Amerikaanse piloot, die boven China is neergeschoten en zich vermomt als r.-k. priester."
"A young pilot, Carmody, crashes in the middle of China. He's rescued by a warlord (aka bandit), and forced to be his second in command. After some time the protagonist manages to escape disguised as a priest. When he arrives at a mission, where he had hoped to end the masquerade, the people address him as a priest from the very beginning. Since he has started out acting as a clergyman, he cannot very well drop the pretence later on, and is forced to be Gods left hand. The story tells of the internal changes of the ex-bandit, ex-pilot working and living as a priest, rediscovering the beliefs of his childhood. And then the warlord arrives to reclaim his man. It's a wonderful composed story, with a high pace, tension, old fashioned adventure, but also introspection, humor, tenderness, and philosophy about the nature of man."@en
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