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

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Named a New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 1996

One of the earliest known autobiographies by a woman, that is the strange tale of Catalina de Erauso, who in 1599 escaped from a Basque convent dressed as a man and went on to live one of the crucial wildly implausible lives of any woman in history. A soldier within the Spanish army, she traveled to Peru and Chile, became a gambler, or even mistakenly killed her own brother in a duel. All over her lifetime she emerged as the adored folkloric hero of the Spanish-speaking world. This delightful translation of Catalina’s own work introduces a new audience to her audacious escapades.
Marjorie Garber (Vested Interests: Cross-Dressing and Cultural Anxiety), provides a full of life introduction to this picaresque autobiography of a 17th-century nun turned cross-dressing soldier. De Erauso’s story itself is a swashbuckler’s catalogue of sword fights, daring escapes, damsels in distress, and witty repartee. Even though only half of what de Erauso claims about herself is true, it is a life well worth remembering and an utterly wonderful read.

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