Seeking nonfiction book about Gracia Mendes Nasi/Beatrice de Luna Miques
November 18, 2024 10:44 PM Subscribe
I'm looking for a nonfiction biography or history book that covers the life of Gracia Mendes Nasi, also known as Beatriz or Beatrice de Luna Miques, a Portuguese Jewish philanthropist and businesswoman in the sixteenth century.
A friend asked me about her and she's interesting enough that I now want to read about her! The standard biography mentioned in the wikipedia article is fictionalized; I'm looking for a pop biography if one exists. Other books that would cover her life, her family, the circles she traveled in, etc. are also welcome.
I don't read Portuguese, so I suspect the best sources are closed to me, but knowing about a Portuguese book is still helpful, though English is preferred.
A friend asked me about her and she's interesting enough that I now want to read about her! The standard biography mentioned in the wikipedia article is fictionalized; I'm looking for a pop biography if one exists. Other books that would cover her life, her family, the circles she traveled in, etc. are also welcome.
I don't read Portuguese, so I suspect the best sources are closed to me, but knowing about a Portuguese book is still helpful, though English is preferred.
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According to my Portuguese spouse, there isn't much more in Portuguese actually and what there is is fictionalized for some reason too.
posted by vacapinta at 4:51 AM on November 19, 2024