| Ourika Contributor(s): De Duras, Madame (Author), Little, Roger (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0859895734 ISBN-13: 9780859895736 Publisher: University of Exeter Press OUR PRICE: $29.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 1998 Annotation: A runaway best-seller when it was first published in 1823 and based on a true story, Ourika is the story of an African girl growing up in France. It is now seen as both an antislavery tract and a feminist novel. Widely recognized as the best of the three published novels by Madame de Duras -- who moved in the highest circles and who was treated by Chateaubriand as a sister -- Ourika and Madame de Duras are said to have inspired John Fowles in writing The French Lieutenant's Woman. This is a new and expanded special edition of a volume in the series Textes litterraires/Exeter French Texts first published by the University of Exeter Press in 1993. It has been totally revised and updated, and includes additional material. The text, introduction, and essential notes are in French. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: University of Exeter Press - Exeter French Texts |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 5.86" W x 8.25" (0.49 lbs) 186 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ourika is the story of an African girl growing up in France: based on a true story, it was a runaway bestseller following its first publication in Paris in 1823. It is now seen as a novel of exceptional psychological penetration and intercultural interest, anticipating Fanon in several ways. Race, class and the role of women in society are key issues it raises. Ourika is acknowledged by John Fowles to have inspired his novel The French Lieutenant's Woman. This is a corrected and updated reprint of the 1998 second edition of this text, first published by University of Exeter Press in 1993 in the series Exeter French Texts/Textes litteraires. It is one of the most consistently successful volumes in the series, frequently used as a teaching text on university and other courses. |
