The book "Ourika" was written by Claire de Durfort, duchesse de Duras, a French writer and philosopher of the 19th century. This is the story of a girl named Ourika, who was found in Africa and raised in a French monastery. At the age of fourteen, she masters language and knowledge and begins to surprise with her intellectual abilities. However, Ourika constantly faces social barriers and racial discrimination, which leads her to internal conflict and search for her place in the world. This emotional and philosophical meditation on a person in unusual circumstances will leave the reader in a mixed mood from the author's apt observations and pondering the concept of identity, universal values and human destiny.