by Valery Larbaud (Author), James Bishop (Translator)

The arrival of a beautiful young girl from Colombia stirs the imaginations of the students of Saint Augustine boy's school and ignites their passions in Valery Larbaud's seminal work, "Fermina Marquez." Nominated for the prestigious Prix Goncourt, one of France's top literary honors, "Fermina Marquez" is a classic work of French literature."