This screenplay is based on the life of Isabelle Eberhardt. Born in Geneva, Isabelle spent much of her life in North Africa, where she converted to Islam. Her behaviour shocked the French colonials; she smoked kif, wore men's clothing and lived promiscuously. She died, aged 27, in a freak accident.
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This screenplay is based on the life of Isabelle Eberhardt. Born in Geneva, Isabelle spent much of her life in North Africa, where she converted to Islam. Her behaviour shocked the French colonials; she smoked kif, wore men's clothing and lived promiscuously. She died, aged 27, in a freak accident.
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Very good. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. pp., 89. ISBN: 1900850079. Signed by the authors on the title page. Biographical fictionalised dialogue telling the story of Isabelle Eberhardt, a young European woman who travelled throughout North Africa disguised as a man. B/w drawings by Eberhardt illustrate the text. Original publisher's card binding in blue with yellow lettering. Dust jacket shows a b/w photograph of Eberhardt on rear of dust jacket. Isabelle Wilhelmine Marie Eberhardt (1877&endash; 1904) was a Swiss explorer and author. As a teenager Eberhard published short stories under a male pseudonym. About fine.