Born to Russian emigres and brought up in an atmosphere of intellectual and aristocratic anachism, in her short life Isabelle Eberhardt (1877-1904) came to be known as the ultimate enigma and a representative of everything that seemed dangerous in 19th century society. She was a transvestite and sensualist, an experienced drug-taker and a transgressor of boundaries: a European reborn as a desert Arab and devout Muslim, a woman who reinvented herself as a man, wandering the Sahara on horseback. A profoundly lonely individual for all her numerous sexual adventures, she roused controversy and and was loved and hated in equal measure; a mysterious attempt was made on her life and even her eventual death was ambiguous: she died from drowning in the desert at the age of 27. La bonne nomade, Isabelle's diaries offer an account of her strange and passionate nomadic lifestyle; a personal record of her torments, her search for inspiration as a writer, and her spirituality. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Title: The Nomad:The Diaries of Isabelle Eberhardt
Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group, United Kingdom
Publication Date: 2002
Language: French
ISBN 10: 1840241403
ISBN 13: 9781840241402
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good

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Born in London, Annette Kobak studied modern languages at Cambridge University and creative writing at the University of East Anglia. She has written an acclaimed biography of the nineteenth-century traveler Isabelle Eberhardt and translated her novel "Vagabond" from the French. She presented the series "The Art of Travel" on BBC Radio 4 and reviews travel books and fiction for the "New York Times Book Review" and "The Times Literary Supplement," She is currently the editor of the magazine "The Cut,"

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