Ema the Captive European History featuring a new introduction by

featuring a new introduction by the author

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Ema the Captive European History featuring a new introduction byTitle: Ema the Captive Author: Csar Aira ISBN: 9780811219105 Publisher: New Directions Published: 2016 Binding: Paperback Language: English Condition Note: New from the publisher Publisher Description: In nineteenth century Argentina, Ema, a delicate woman of indeterminate origins, is captured by soldiers and taken, along with with her newborn babe, to live as a concubine in a crude fort on the very edges of civilization. The trip is appalling