num_pages: 646
description: Born in 1877 in Geneva Switzerland Isabelle Eberhardt became a rebel at an early age dressing like a man so she could have access to areas forbidden to women smoking in public and otherwise scandalizing Genevan society. Already multilingual she studied the Arabic language and Islamic culture and eventually converted to Islam. Eberhardt traveled throughout North Africa wrote about her experiences and married an Algerian. Her legendary short and stormy life included subversive political anarchism the mysticism of Islam numerous love affairs and most importantly writing unmatched by her contemporaries. The merit of Eberhardts writings similar to that of many artists was neither known nor valued until after her death. The companion to volume 1 Writings from the Sand Volume 2  showcases the prose of one of the twentieth centurys most fascinating female wanderers and includes previously unpublished stories and an unfinished novel. This new volume exemplifies Eberhardts creation of identity in fiction as her writing explores the world of prostitutes Bedouins and French colonists in exotic tales of love and conquest. 
language: English
title: Writings from the Sand, Volume 2: Collected Works of Isabelle Eberhardt
publisher: University of Nebraska Press