Letters of a Peruvian Woman

Zusatztext Elegantly translated. Informationen zum Autor Jonathan Mallinson is Lecturer in French at the University of Oxford, and Fellow of Trinity College. Klappentext Graffigny's bold and original novel tells the story of Zilia, an Inca Virgin, rescued from the Spanish and brought to France. Separated from her lover and her culture, she recounts her experiences and personal growth. To this fine new translation are appended extracts from Graffigny's chief source and other writers' fictional responses. Zusammenfassung Graffigny's bold and original novel tells the story of Zilia, an Inca Virgin, rescued from the Spanish and brought to France. Separated from her lover and her culture, she recounts her experiences and personal growth. To this fine new translation are appended extracts from Graffigny's chief source and other writers' fictional responses.

Product details

• Authors: Francoise de Graffigny, Françoise de Graffigny
• Assisted by: Jonathan Mallinson (Translation), Jonathan (Lecturer in French at the University of Oxford Mallinson (Translation)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.01.2009
• EAN: 9780199208173
• ISBN: 978-0-19-920817-3
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 14 mm
• Series: Oxford World's Classics
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature