Cover of Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa the African (African Classics)

Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa the African (African Classics)

by Unknown Author

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124 pages1990Longman Pub GroupISBN 9780582030701
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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
Longman Pub Group
Published
1990
Pages
124
ISBN
9780582030701

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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