Ourika [By C.L.R.B. De Durfort]. From the French

This book is a novel written by Claire Louise R.B. de Durfort, translated from the French original. The novel tells the story of Ourika, a young African girl who is rescued from slavery and raised in a French aristocratic family during the early 19th century. Ourika struggles to find her place in a society that excludes her because of her race and culture, and faces a crisis of identity and belonging. The novel is a poignant and powerful exploration of race, class, gender, and colonialism, and a major work of early French feminism.

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