Lieutenant Nun: Memoir of a Basque Transvestite in the New World by Catalina De Erauso

Lieutenant Nun: Memoir of a Basque Transvestite in the New World

Catalina De Erauso with Michele Stepto (Translator), Gabriel Stepto (Translator)

128 pages • first pub 1829 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography biography history lgbtqia+ adventurous reflective fast-paced

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Named a New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 1996.One of the earliest known autobiographies by a woman, this is the extraordinary tale of Catalina de Erauso, who in 1599 escaped from a Basque convent dressed as a man and went on to live one ...

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adventurous 86%
informative 60%
lighthearted 20%
tense 20%
challenging 13%
dark 13%
funny 13%
reflective 13%
relaxing 6%

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slow 17%
medium 11%

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