"An extraordinary person in every way who led an extraordinary life." - Paul Bowles
In 1897, Isabelle, aged twenty, left Geneva for Kenadsa, at the Moroccan frontier. Gripped by spiritual restlessness and a desire to transcend the artificial constraints of society, she journeyed into the Sahara, into the heart of Islam. There she revelled in the languorous warmth of the nights and the sensuous beauty of the people. Dressed as an Arab youth, she smoked kif, took innumerable lovers, and made dangerous trips alone across the desert. She married Sliman, a French army sergeant, and became a mystic healer. Her freak death in a flash flood ended a brief life of disturbing contradictions, for Isabelle was a European turned Arab, a Christian who became a Sufi, a woman who passed for a man.
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Librería: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, Estados Unidos de America
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Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Nº de ref. del artículo: GOR005264300
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paperback. Condición: Very Good. Very mild shelfwear. We try to note every flaw we can find, and we are quite picky, so buy with confidence! 100% guaranteed!. Nº de ref. del artículo: mon0000148753
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Librería: Burwood Books, Wickham Market, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo.pp.,89. ISBN:1900850079. Signed by the authors on the title page. Biographical fictionalised dialogue telling the story of Isabelle Eberhardt, a young European woman who travelled throughout North Africa disguised as a man. B/w drawings by Eberhardt illustrate the text. Original publisher's card binding in blue with yellow lettering.Dust jacket shows a b/w photograph of Eberhardt on rear of dust jacket. Isabelle Wilhelmine Marie Eberhardt (1877Ð1904) was a Swiss explorer and author. As a teenager Eberhard published short stories under a male pseudonym. About fine. Signedes. Nº de ref. del artículo: C77529
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