Isabelle
The Life of Isabelle Eberhardt
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Isabelle Eberhardt (1877-1904) was born the daughter of a Russian emigres and raised in a climate of aristocratic anarchism. She reinvented herself as a desert Arab and a devout Muslim. She was a woman who preferred dressing like a boy and whose adventures - as a mystic, a connoiser of drugs, and a rumoured participant in sexual orgies - scandalised Europeans at the turn of the century. During her brief life she was a source of worried speculation to the French authorities in North Africa. After her death she became a legend: 'the amazon of the Sahara'.
- Published: Jun 01 2006
- Pages: 288
- 204 x 124mm
- ISBN: 9781844083428
Press Reviews
- GUARDIAN
She is firmly in control of her sensational material
- DAILY TELEGRAPH
All the intricate threads of her rebellious life are to be found in Annette Kobak's scrupulously researched book
- BILL BRYSON
A wonderful book - instantly absorbing and beautifully written
- SUNDAY TIMES
This impeccably researched biography is a thoughtful and illuminating study