2023, ISBN: 88592f0dc1cb42ee02d5dfcb4880ab17

[EAN: 9791041805365], Neubuch, [PU: Culturea Apr 2023], MEMOIR; NONFICTION; WESTERNCLASSICALLITERATURE; CLASSICALLITERATUREAUTHORS; GREATESTBOOKEVERWRITTEN; AWARD-WINNINGCLASSICS, This it… More...

[EAN: 9791041805365], Neubuch, [PU: Culturea Apr 2023], MEMOIR; NONFICTION; WESTERNCLASSICALLITERATURE; CLASSICALLITERATUREAUTHORS; GREATESTBOOKEVERWRITTEN; AWARD-WINNINGCLASSICS, This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In the mid 1700s, around the age of eleven, Olaudah Equiano and his sister were kidnapped from their village in equatorial Africa and sold to slavers. Within a year he was aboard a European slave ship on his way to the Caribbean. The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African was published by the author in 1789 and is part adventure story, part treatise on the corrupting power of slavery, and part tract about the transformative powers of Christianity.Equianös story takes him from Africa to the Americas, back across the Atlantic to England, into the Mediterranean, and even north to the ice packs, on a mission to discover the North-East passage. He fights the French in the Seven Year¿s War, is a mate and merchant in the West Indies, and eventually becomes a freedman based in London.The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano was one of the first popular slave narratives and was reprinted eight times in the author¿s lifetime. While modern scholars value this account as an important source on the life of the eighteenth-century slave and the transition from slavery to freedom, it remains an important literary work in its own right. As a valuable part of the African and African-American canons, it is still frequently taught in both English and History university courses. 266 pp. Englisch, Books<

2023, ISBN: 88592f0dc1cb42ee02d5dfcb4880ab17

[EAN: 9791041805365], Neubuch, [PU: Culturea], MEMOIR; NONFICTION; WESTERNCLASSICALLITERATURE; CLASSICALLITERATUREAUTHORS; GREATESTBOOKEVERWRITTEN; AWARD-WINNINGCLASSICS, nach der Bestell… More...

[EAN: 9791041805365], Neubuch, [PU: Culturea], MEMOIR; NONFICTION; WESTERNCLASSICALLITERATURE; CLASSICALLITERATUREAUTHORS; GREATESTBOOKEVERWRITTEN; AWARD-WINNINGCLASSICS, nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - In the mid 1700s, around the age of eleven, Olaudah Equiano and his sister were kidnapped from their village in equatorial Africa and sold to slavers. Within a year he was aboard a European slave ship on his way to the Caribbean. The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African was published by the author in 1789 and is part adventure story, part treatise on the corrupting power of slavery, and part tract about the transformative powers of Christianity.Equianös story takes him from Africa to the Americas, back across the Atlantic to England, into the Mediterranean, and even north to the ice packs, on a mission to discover the North-East passage. He fights the French in the Seven Year¿s War, is a mate and merchant in the West Indies, and eventually becomes a freedman based in London.The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano was one of the first popular slave narratives and was reprinted eight times in the author¿s lifetime. While modern scholars value this account as an important source on the life of the eighteenth-century slave and the transition from slavery to freedom, it remains an important literary work in its own right. As a valuable part of the African and African-American canons, it is still frequently taught in both English and History university courses., Books<

ISBN: 88592f0dc1cb42ee02d5dfcb4880ab17

A first-person narrative of Olaudah Equiano's journey from his native Africa to the New World, that follows his capture, introduction to Christianity and eventual release. His story is an… More...

A first-person narrative of Olaudah Equiano's journey from his native Africa to the New World, that follows his capture, introduction to Christianity and eventual release. His story is an eye-opening depiction of personal resilience in the face of structural oppression.Olaudah Equiano's origins are rooted in West Africa's Eboe district, which is modern-day Nigeria. He details the shocking events that led up to his kidnapping and subsequent trade into slavery. His journey starts at 11 years old, forcing him to come of age in a society that abuses him at every turn. During his plight, he attempts to find new ways to survive, educating himself and eventually formulating a plan to obtain his freedom.In The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, the author illustrates the harsh realities of slavery. Upon its release, the book was well-received and translated into multiple languages including German and Dutch. It set the precedent for many first-person narratives that would highlight their own unfathomable experiences.With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano is both modern and readable. Mint Editions Historical Biographies slaves;personal memoirs;slavery;abolitionist;Britain;18th century;Gustavus Vassa;African slave trade;enslavement;freedman;British abolitionist movement 9781513271026, AU,DE,ES,FR,GB,UK,IT,MX,US English History, West Margin Press<