by Janet Wallach · Círculo de Lectores · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422670858
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«La reina del desierto» is Janet Wallach's biography of Gertrude Bell, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardcover (606 pages, in Spanish).
Gertrude Bell explored, mapped and excavated the Arab world and collaborated with British intelligence during World War I. Her connections helped secure the support of Arab leaders and shape the modern Middle East. The work also shows her personal life and her independence in the face of Victorian England.
Translation by Montserrat Fernández of the original 'Desert Queen'. The edition includes 16 pages of plates.
For readers of biographies and history, especially those interested in the Middle East and in female figures of the twentieth century.
Janet Wallach is an American writer. She is President Emerita of Seeds of Peace.
