Ourika (Exeter French Texts)

Mme de Duras

ISBN 10: 0859895734 / ISBN 13: 9780859895736

Published by University of Exeter Press, 1998

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR014613847

Synopsis:

Ourika is the story of an African girl growing up in France: based on a true story, it was a runaway bestseller following its first publication in Paris in 1823. This is a corrected and updated reprint of the 1998 second edition of this text.

About the Author:

Roger Little was Professor of French (1776) at Trinity College Dublin until his retirement in 1998. He has an outstanding record of scholarship in French and francophone writing, with particular interests in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean. His academic work has mainly concentrated on modern French poetry and the representation of Blacks in Francographic literature. He has edited several volumes of Textes littéraires for University of Exeter Press. The French government has conferred upon him the rank of Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite and he has been awarded the Prix de l'Académie française: médaille de vermeil du rayonnement de la langue française.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Ourika (Exeter French Texts)
Publisher: University of Exeter Press
Publication Date: 1998
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good