Interesting Narrative and Other Writings
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(5 ratings)368 pages1998Penguin ClassicsISBN 9780140434859
SlaveryVoyages and travelsSocial life and customsSlavesBiographyUnited StatesPersonal narrativesBiography: generalSlavery & emancipationSocial classesLiteraryBiography / AutobiographyBiography/AutobiographyHistorical - GeneralSpecific Groups - GeneralEquiano, OlaudahSlavernijBiographiesEsclavesSlave trade
About this book
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, written in 1789, details its writer's life in slavery, his time spent serving on galleys, the eventual attainment of his own freedom and later success in business. Including a look at how slavery stood in West Africa, the book received favorable reviews and was one of the first slave narratives to be read widely.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Published
- 1998
- Pages
- 368
- ISBN
- 9780140434859
- Language
- en
About Unknown Author
An important African involved in the British movement for the abolition of the slave trade. He was enslaved when he was a child but was later able to buy his freedom.
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