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In today’s culture, individuality, self-expression, and ardent exploration are
celebrated far beyond the standards of the 19th century. However, there was at
least one little-known pioneer who served as a foretold inspiration for
generations to follow. A daughter of circumstance and a self-inspired
adventurer, Isabelle Eberhardt devoted her life to seeing, being, and doing more
than the peers of her era. Eberhardt packed a lot of adventure into her brief
life — she died at 27 — dressing as a man when she abandoned her European
upbringing to devote her life to Islam and roam the deserts of North Africa,
writing both fiction and nonfiction about her travels. Today’s Daily Dose
explores the life of the intrepid traveler, and how she fueled her lust for
adventure.





IN A NUTSHELL

Cultural Immersion

The French colonists in Algeria didn’t know what to make of Isabelle Eberhardt.
The Swiss-born explorer and writer had multiple affairs, drank and smoked kef, a
potent form of hashish. In her journal, Eberhardt wrote, “I’ve often been
criticized for liking too well the ordinary run of people. But where I ask, is
life, if not among the people?”

Ahead of Her Time

“Imagine Prince, Bowie: They all enjoyed ambiguity and a certain amount of
exhibitionism,” says Annette Kobak, author of Isabelle: The Life of Isabelle
Eberhardt. “A millennial generation would appreciate that a lot [about
Eberhardt]. She was a pioneer and she was genuinely trying to live her authentic
life.”





A FREE SPIRIT

Fille Naturelle

Eberhardt was born in 1877, in Geneva, to a Russian mother who had ditched her
husband, a general, to run off with Alexander Trophimowsky, her children’s
tutor. Rumors that Isabelle was illegitimate abounded, bolstered by the fact
that her mother had registered her as a fille naturelle, or illegitimate child,
and that she bore her mother’s surname. That uncertainty, and the attendant
gossip, bred a melancholy streak in young Isabelle. But Trophimowsky raised her
as his own, and historians believe she was most likely his biological child.

Wanderlust

The restless Eberhardt was described by neighbors as a “little wild animal” who
did whatever took her fancy. Besides Russian and French, Trophimowsky taught her
Latin, Italian and Arabic. By the time she was 16, Eberhardt had read the entire
Quran. Captivated by the stories of “the Orient,” Eberhardt decided to travel to
see these lands. She published her first short story, “Vision of the Maghreb,”
at age 18.

Eberhardt started dressing as a man, cutting her hair short and wearing
trousers. Trophimowsky supported her decision, remarking that pants were more
practical when riding horses and chopping wood.





AMONG THE PEOPLE

A Weary Traveler

After her parents died, the 22-year-old Eberhardt started traveling the deserts
of North Africa. She dressed as a man because women weren’t allowed to travel
alone and renamed herself Si Mahmoud Saadi. She slept in tents alongside
soldiers and hung out with men and mystics. A friend was once quoted as saying
that when Eberhardt liked a man, she would “beckon him over and off they’d go.” 

Finding Love

Eberhardt fell in love with an Algerian soldier, Slimane Ehnni, whom she later
married. She continued traveling and became a war correspondent, chronicling the
Moroccan-Algerian border clashes. She was the first woman ever to take part in
the fantasia, a traditional desert horse race done at a gallop while firing a
rifle.

Life and Death

A failed assassination attempt left Eberhardt with one arm almost severed, and
she lost all her teeth. (Legend has it that she traveled with a gun, not a
toothbrush.) As she wrote in her journal, “No one ever lived more from day to
day than I.” 

By late 1904, Eberhardt hadn’t seen Ehnni for almost eight months. When the
couple reunited, they decided to spend the night in a small mud house.
Unfortunately, their reunion was short-lived. The next morning, a flash flood
destroyed almost half the town. Ehnni survived; Eberhardt did not. The
waterlogged pages of her manuscripts were found strewn about. Despite her
unfortunate demise, friend and French officer Hubert Lyautey facilitated the
recovery of these papers, which were published posthumously as books still
available today.



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INSPIRED BY ISABELLE

Isabelle’s Published Works

Isabelle’s love for travel and writing culminated in several works, many still
available today, such as The Oblivion Seekers and In the Shadow of Islam –
travel anthologies prouced from the manuscripts recovered following her death.
Beyond her own works, her intriguing story has inspired films, musicals, and
operas exploring the enigmatic Eberhardt.

Unseen Clouds

Isabelle’s story has been told in at least two films: The first was in a 1988
film called There Was An Unseen Cloud Moving, a travel biography inspired by
Isabelle’s life.  Directed by avant-garde filmmaker Leslie Thornton, the work is
described as a “fragmented, experimental biography” featuring seven women
portraying the protagonist and blends historical reenactment with rare surviving
images.

A second 1991 film, appropriately named Isabelle Eberhardt, reimagines
Isabelle’s story as a biographical drama by director Ian Pringle stars French
actress Mathilda May as Isabelle Eberhardt and the legendary Peter O’Toole as
Hubert Lyautley. Following the theatrical release, composer Paul Schutze
released the standalone soundtrack, named after Eberhardt’s Oblivion Seekers.

Song from the Uproar

Continuing the trend of musical inspiration fueled by Isabelle’s story, American
composer Missy Mazzoli composed the 2012 opera Song from the Uproar: The Lives
and Death of Isabelle Eberhardt. As Mazzoli puts it, she was moved by the
universality of Eberhardt’s struggles and passions even against 21st century
standards. She was so taken by Eberhardt’s story that she also composed the
score for Jay Anania’s film One Morning in 1904, appearing in Manhattan’s MoMA
later this month. 



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