by Barbara Chase-Riboud · LGF/Le Livre de Poche · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253029274
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«La Virginienne» is the historical and sentimental novel by Barbara Chase-Riboud, published by Le Livre de Poche in paperback (355 pages, in French).
Set in the slave-owning America of the late 18th century, the novel recreates the scandalous romance between Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, a minor enslaved girl. The well-documented narrative explores the contradictions of a society that proclaims freedom while maintaining slavery.
French edition published in 1982, no. 5627 of the Le Livre de Poche collection; received a prize for the best work of fiction written by an American female author.
For readers of historical fiction and stories based on real figures from American history.
Barbara Chase-Riboud is an American and French visual artist, sculptor, novelist, and poet.
