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Lieutenant Nun

by Catalina De Erauso

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Memoir of a Basque Transvestite in the New World

Translated by Michele Stepto and Gabriel Stepto

Foreword by Marjorie Garber

The memoir of a 16th century Basque woman who escaped a convent dressed as a boy became a soldier in the Spanish army, killed her own brother, and managed to become the darling of the Pope and the Spanish-speaking world.

Synopsis:

In 1585, Catalina de Erauso escaped a convent dressed as a boy. During her lifetime she became a soldier in the Spanish army, killed her own brother, and managed to become the darling of the Pope and the Spanish-speaking world. "A rollicking, swashbuckling tale". LOS ANGELES TIMES.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780807070734
Translator:
Stepto, Michele
Translator:
Stepto, Michele
Author:
De Erauso, Catalina
Author:
Erauso, Catalina De
Author:
Stepto, Michele
Publisher:
Beacon Press
Location:
Boston
Subject:
Historical
Subject:
Spain
Subject:
Biography
Subject:
Women
Subject:
Historical - General
Subject:
Gay Studies
Subject:
Latin america
Subject:
Gender Studies
Copyright:
1997
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Series Volume:
147
Publication Date:
June 1997
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
128
Dimensions:
8.04x5.38x.43 in. .35 lbs.
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