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Cannibals and missionaries

by Mary McCarthy

Fiction in EnglishAmerican AuthorsFictionFiction, generalFiction, mystery & detective, generalAuthors, fictionWashington (state), fictionHijacking of aircraft

A committee of human rights advocates flies to Iran in 1975 to investigate charges of torture; on the same plane is a group of art collectors to visit Iranian museums and archaeological sites. The plane is hijacked, and both groups become hostages.

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Book data: Open Library