by Isabelle Autissier · LGF/Le Livre de Poche · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253173526
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«L'amant de Patagonie» is the novel by Isabelle Autissier, published by Le Livre de Poche in paperback format (235 pages, in French).
In 1880, the Scottish orphan Emily travels to Patagonia as a governess to the children of a reverend. Contact with nature and indigenous peoples leads her to rethink her existence and fall in love with Aneki, a native Yamana. The story addresses freedom, the encounter between cultures and the decline of ancestral traditions.
Work of contemporary French literature; this edition was published on 26 June 2013.
For readers of literary fiction interested in Patagonia, cultural clash and love stories with historical settings.
Isabelle Autissier is a French sailor, navigator, writer, and broadcaster. She is celebrated for being the first woman to have completed a solo world navigation in competition. Based in La Rochelle since 1980, she is also a writer and honorary president of World Wildlife Fund-France.
