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      The Representation of Mesmerism in Honorae De Balzac’s La Comaedie Humaine

      Karen Melissa Marcus

      In 1778, the Austrian physician, Franz Anton Mesmer, arrived in Paris to present his new doctrine: animal magnetism, later called mesmerism. His stay in Paris provoked a lasting interest in…

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      The Forbidden Woman

      Malika Mokeddem

      A work that combines insight into political and personal matters, it develops a complex portrait of a country torn between progress and prejudice, secular life and Islamic fundamentalism. It emphasizes…

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      The Forbidden Woman

      Malika Mokeddem

      Tells the story of Sultana, an Algerian woman doctor who, after years spent living in France, returns to her native village in order to attend the funeral of a former…

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      Writings from the Sand, Volume 1: Collected Works of Isabelle Eberhardt

      Isabelle Eberhardt

      Born in 1877 in Geneva, Switzerland, Isabelle Eberhardt became a rebel at an early age. Multilingual (French, German, and Russian), she began studying Arabic language and Islamic culture and eventually…

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      Of Dreams and Assassins

      Malika Mokeddem,Karen Melissa Marcus

      Through its heroine, Kenza, and her search for herself through the mother she doesn’t know, this novel mirrors the struggle of Algerian women to make a place in a society…

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      Writings from the Sand, Volume 2: Collected Works of Isabelle Eberhardt

      Isabelle Eberhardt

      Showcases the prose of one of the twentieth century’s most fascinating female wanderers and includes previously unpublished stories and an unfinished novel. This volume exemplifies author’s creation of identity in…

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