Ourika
de DURFORT, Claire (FOWLES, John, translator)
From Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
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AbeBooks Seller since 25 July 1997
From Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 25 July 1997
About this Item
First American edition, and the first edition in English. Quarto. Quarter leather and pastepaper over boards. Translated into English with an epilogue by John Fowles. Fine. One of 500 copies Signed by John Fowles at the conclusion of the text on page 64. *Ourika* represents a number of important firsts: the first black heroine in a novel set in Europe, the first French literary work narrated by a black female protagonist, and according to John Fowles: "the first serious attempt by a white novelist to enter a black mind." It was also the inspiration for Fowles' novel *The French Lieutenant's Woman*. A lovely fine press edition. Seller Inventory # 588587
Bibliographic Details
Title: Ourika
Publisher: W. Thomas Taylor, Austin
Publication Date: 1977
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition
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