An edition of Ourika (1994)

Ourika

An English Translation (Texts and Translations, No 3)

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An edition of Ourika (1994)

Ourika

An English Translation (Texts and Translations, No 3)

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Based on a true story, this short book is an account of a Senegalese woman who was rescued from slavery as a child and brought up by a French aristocrat in Paris. Reaching adolescence at the time of the French Revolution, she suddenly realises that she will be forever alone.

There are two scholarly introductions which explain the background of the author and the manner in which the book was first published - interesting since both the author and the subject matter were somewhat avant-garde.

Originally written in French, the novel was translated into English by celebrated English author John Fowles. He also provides a foreword in which he describes how, many years after the event, it dawned on him that Ourika may have subconsciously influenced his bestselling novel The French Lieutenant's Woman.

Ourika is a short book that can be read at a single sitting.

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Language
English
Pages
80

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Ourika
2022, Independently Published
in French
Cover of: Ourika
Ourika: An English Translation (Texts and Translations, No 3)
December 1994, Modern Language Association of America
Paperback in English

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The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
80
Dimensions
8.2 x 5.3 x 0.3 inches
Weight
3.2 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL8379361M
Internet Archive
ourikaenglishtra00dura
ISBN 10
0873527801
ISBN 13
9780873527804
OCLC/WorldCat
31172804
Library Thing
295740
Goodreads
547484

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