The Fortune-Teller

By Victor Séjour

Book Overview

Penned by a francophone native of Louisiana of African descent,The Fortune Telleris Victor S?jour's retelling of Edgardo Mortara's removal from his home by the Bologna inquisitor. In S?jour's rendering, an infant girl No?mi is taken from her Jewish family after being baptized by a wet nurse. Seventeen years later, the baby's widowed and wealthy mother masquerades as a poor fortune-teller in search of her daughter. Featuring stirring translations by Shapiro and thoroughly engaging introductions by Weiss, these provocative historical dramas highlight the discrimination not only of S?jour's time, but of ours as well.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252074068
• ISBN13: 9780252074066
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.3"