Eberhardt, Isabelle

(1877-1904)

   writer

   Of Russian origin, Isabelle Eberhardt was born in Meyrin, switzerland. she led an adventurous life, notably in the Sahara and in Algeria, where she married a chieftain, slimène Ehni, and converted to Islam. She became a journalist for La Dépêche algérienne and Akhbar. Eberhardt's accounts, which bear witness to her struggles on behalf of the poor, all appeared after her tragic death in a flood at Ain Sefra (Dans l'ombre chaud de l'Islam, 1906; Notes de route, 1908; Contes et Paysages, 1925).