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

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 of the most wildly fantastic lives of any woman in history. A soldier in the Spanish army, she traveled to Peru and Chile, became a gambler, and even mistakenly killed her own brother in a duel. During 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.

• | Author: Catalina De Erauso
• | Publisher: Beacon Press
• | Publication Date: June 30, 1997
• | Number of Pages: 128 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0807070734
• | ISBN-13: 9780807070734