
Isabelle
The Life of Isabelle Eberhardt
Annette Kobak(Author)
Virago Press Ltd
Published on 1. June 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-84408-342-8 (ISBN)
Description
Isabelle Eberhardt (1877-1904) was born the daughter of a Russian emigres and raised in a climate of aristocratic anarchism. She reinvented herself as a desert Arab and a devout Muslim. She was a woman who preferred dressing like a boy and whose adventures - as a mystic, a connoiser of drugs, and a rumoured participant in sexual orgies - scandalised Europeans at the turn of the century. During her brief life she was a source of worried speculation to the French authorities in North Africa. After her death she became a legend: 'the amazon of the Sahara'.
Reviews / Votes
She is firmly in control of her sensational material * GUARDIAN * All the intricate threads of her rebellious life are to be found in Annette Kobak's scrupulously researched book * DAILY TELEGRAPH * A wonderful book - instantly absorbing and beautifully written * BILL BRYSON * This impeccably researched biography is a thoughtful and illuminating study * SUNDAY TIMES *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Section: 4, b/w
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
265 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84408-342-8 (9781844083428)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
01/1998
Virago Press Ltd
€29.89
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Person
Annette Kobak was born in London, studied modern languages at Cambridge, and has translated Isabelle Eberhardt's only complete novel, VAGABOND, and presented her own series, The Art of Travel. She has chaired the Cheltenham Festival for the past three years.