The Nomad : The Diaries of Isabelle Eberhardt

Eberhardt, Isabelle, Kershaw, Liz

ISBN 10: 1840241403 / ISBN 13: 9781840241402

Published by Summersdale Publishers, 2001

About this Item

Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Nomad : The Diaries of Isabelle Eberhardt
• Publisher: Summersdale Publishers
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: French
• ISBN 10: 1840241403
• ISBN 13: 9781840241402
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

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.

Review

'Most travel books just arrive. This one has a much more powerful impact because it's about longing' -- The New York Times

'The Nomad' makes for intriguing reading and there are some revelations, even a whole century later, to be had, -- Juice, March 2002

'These Diaries tell the incredible story of a European woman reborn in the desert' -- The Daily Express

'encountering adventure and creating controversy in the 1900s' -- Traveller Magazine 02

'the story of her extraordinary nomadic existance' ... 'A wild adventurer before her time' -- Fresh Direction 2001

'this evocative and spiritual diary ... Isabelle struggles to find her place, her voice as a writer and the true purpose' -- ABTA Magazine 2001

Evocative and spiritual diary... -- ABTA, December 2001

Incredible -- The Daily Express, February 16, 2002

Makes riveting reading, and throws light on a desert world... -- The Sunday Times, March 2002