Marianna Alcoforado (1640-1723), alleged author. Some says that the true author is Gabriel-Joseph de Lavergne, Earl of Gijerag, friend of Nicolas Boileau’s and Jean Racine’s. Myriam Cyr, in her book published in 2006, “Letters of the Portuguese nun: discovery and mystery of a secret love of the XVII century,” argues that Mariana Alcoforado really existed … Continue reading Marianna Alcoforado