Letters from a Peruvian W -OS (Texts & Translations) (MLA Texts and Translations) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 087352778X ISBN 13: 9780873527781

Publisher: Modern Language Association, 1994

Synopsis

In this eighteenth-century novel, the Inca princess Zilia is kidnapped by Spanish conquerors, captured by the French after a battle at sea, and taken to Europe.

About this title

Review:

Long denied 'classic status' by the old pedagoguery, Graffigny's only novel, excellently translated by David Kornacker, has apparently benefited from the 'canon revision' of the new. Times Literary Supplement

About the Author:

David Kornacker has been Senior Vice President at Bert Davis Executive Search since 1998. He has worked with senior executives and publishing professionals in areas ranging from product development, marketing and sales to finance, operations and technology. Prior to joining Bert Davis, David was President of The French Publishers' Agency, a New York based literary agency that represents most of France's major publishers in the U.S. market. David is a graduate of Columbia College and holds an M.F.A. in Literary Translation from the University of Iowa.

About this edition

• Publisher: Modern Language Association
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 087352778X
• ISBN 13: 9780873527781
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 174