The Interesting Narrative and Other Writings: Revised Edition (Penguin Classics) Paperback - 2003
by Olaudah Equiano
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An exciting and often terrifying adventure story, as well as an important precursor to such famous nineteenth-century slave narratives as Frederick Douglass's autobiographies, Olaudah Equiano's Narrative recounts his kidnapping in Africa at the age of ten, his service as the slave of an officer in the British Navy, his ten years of labor on slave ships until he was able to purchase his freedom in 1766, and his life afterward as a leading and respected figure in the antislavery movement in England. A spirited autobiography, a tale of spiritual quest and fulfillment, and a sophisticated treatise on religion, politics, and economics, The Interesting Narrative is a work of enduring literary and historical value.
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- Title The Interesting Narrative and Other Writings: Revised Edition (Penguin Classics)
- Author Olaudah Equiano
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Condition Used - Acceptable
- Pages 448
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Classics, London
- Date 2003
- Features Bibliography, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0142437166I5N10
- ISBN 9780142437162 / 0142437166
- Weight 0.69 lbs (0.31 kg)
- Dimensions 7.74 x 5.14 x 0.81 in (19.66 x 13.06 x 2.06 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 18th Century
- Ethnic Orientation: African
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Theometrics: Mainline
- Library of Congress subjects Slaves - United States, Equiano, Olaudah
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 95023577
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Summary
Completely revised and edited with an introduction and notes by Vincent Carretta
An exciting and often terrifying adventure story, as well as an important precursor to such famous nineteenth-century slave narratives as Frederick Douglass's autobiographies, Olaudah Equiano's The Interesting Narrative recounts his kidnapping in Africa at the age of ten, his service as the slave of an officer in the British Navy, his ten years of labor on slave ships until he was able to purchase his freedom in 1766, and his life afterward as a leading and respected figure in the antislavery movement in England. A spirited autobiography, a tale of spiritual quest and fulfillment, and a sophisticated treatise on religion, politics, and economics, The Interesting Narrative is a work of enduring literary and historical value.
