Lieutenant Nun

By - Catalina De Erauso

Floor - Floor 4

Published - Beacon Press, Boston, 1996

ISBN 10 - 0807070734

ISBN 13 - 9780807070734

Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.

Subject - Erauso, Catalina de, approximately 1592-

Shelf No - 3

Call Number - 946.0520 ERA

Physical Description - xlvii, 80 pages ; 21 cm

Book Information

Named a New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 1996 One of the earliest known autobiographies by a woman, this is the extraordinary tale of Catalina de Erauso, who in 1599 escaped from a Basque convent dressed as a man and went on to live one of the most wildly fantastic lives of any woman in history. A soldier in the Spanish army, she traveled to Peru and Chile, became a gambler, and even mistakenly killed her own brother in a duel. During her lifetime she emerged as the adored folkloric hero of the Spanish-speaking world. This delightful translation of Catalina's own work introduces a new audience to her audacious escapades.

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