Bakhita: A Novel of the Saint of Sudan. Véronique Olmi, Adriana Hunter. Shop Now. More Readouts in Fiction. SELECTION FROM The Pursuit of Love Nancy Mitford. THE YEAR WHICH followed Aunt Emily’s marriage transformed Linda and me from children, young for our ages, into lounging adolescents waiting for love. One result of the marriage was that. www.doorway.ru: Bakhita: A Novel of the Saint of Sudan: Olmi, Véronique, Turpin, Bahni, Hunter, Adriana: Books. · Captured as a young girl of seven, Bakhita, the name given her by slavers, endures years of horrific abuse as she is sold and resold until purchased by the Italian consul. In her description of the slave trade in the late ’s as told through the eyes of Bakhita, w/5.
BAKHITA A Novel of the Saint of Sudan By Véronique Olmi Translated by Adriana Hunter. Véronique Olmi's novel retells the story of a strong young woman who was exploited and dehumanized before. Editorial Reviews. 05/13/ Prix Goncourt finalist Olmi's second book to be translated into English (after Beside the Sea) tells the gut-wrenching story of a Sudanese slave who became the Catholic saint Josephine www.doorway.ru the end of the 19th century, a seven-year-old girl is abducted from her village in the Darfur region. Prix Goncourt finalist Olmi's second book to be translated into English (after Beside the Sea) tells the gut-wrenching story of a Sudanese slave who became the Catholic saint Josephine Bakhita. At the end of the 19th century, a seven-year-old girl is abducted from her village in the Darfur region.
With rich, evocative language, Véronique Olmi immerses the reader in Bakhita’s world–her unfathomable resilience, her stubborn desire to live, and her ability to turn toward the pain of others in spite of the terrible sufferings that she too must endure. Excerpt: One evening, Bakhita sits on a bench in the garden at the end of her day’s work. In this new land, another long and arduous journey begins--one that leads her onto a spiritual path for which she is still revered www.doorway.ru rich, evocative language, Véronique Olmi immerses the reader in Bakhita's world--her unfathomable resilience, her stubborn desire to live, and her ability to turn toward the pain of others in spite of. Captured as a young girl of seven, Bakhita, the name given her by slavers, endures years of horrific abuse as she is sold and resold until purchased by the Italian consul. In her description of the slave trade in the late ’s as told through the eyes of Bakhita, w.
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