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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudiah Equiano, or Gustav Vassa, the African (Norton Critical Editions) (Paperback)

by Olaudah Equiano (Author), Werner Sollors (Editor)

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Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co.; New edition edition (14 Feb 2001)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0393974944
ISBN-13: 978-0393974942
Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13 x 2.2 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

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Equiano's autobiography tells the story of his life before, during and after enslavement, and is considered to have established the slave narrative as a new literary genre. Born in a village in West Africa, Equiano was captured and enslaved at the age of 11, taken to the West Indies and sold to a Virginia planter. Later brought to London, he was able to buy his freedom at the age of 40 after time spent at sea. This edition is that of the 1789 first edition and is accompanied here by an introduction, map, illustrations and annotations. The "Contexts" section provides related public writings on the autobiography, historical background and works debating the slave trade. "Criticism" includes six contemporary reviews and nine modern essays on the narrative.

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Once you have become accustomed to Equiano's propensity for highly detailed, tangetial anecdotes, this personal and insightful slave narrative offers intrigue and emotion. The true basis of the first-hand account provides the reader with an accessible and fast-moving understanding of many aspects of the slave-trade, including Equaino's own perspective on British National Identity in the eighteenth century. The flowing structure of the novel and Equiano's direct address to the reader makes this a compelling read and an amenable route into the study of the slave-trade.

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