Bakhita

By Véronique Olmi

Subjects: Fiction, French fiction

Description: Bakhita, born in Darfur in the mid-19th century, was abducted by slave traders at the age of seven. Resold on a slave market in Sudan, it will pass from master to master, and will be bought by the Italian consul. Placed with nuns, she asks to be baptized there and then to become sister.--Translation of summary by Babelio.