Oroonoko by Aphra Behn

Oroonoko by Aphra Behn

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'We are bought and sold like apes or monkeys, to be the sport of women, fools, and cowards, and the support of rogues . . .' Spy, traveller and pioneering female writer Aphra Benn's story of an African prince sold into slavery is considered one of the earliest English novels

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Oroonoko by Aphra Behn

'We are bought and sold like apes or monkeys, to be the sport of women, fools, and cowards, and the support of rogues . . .' Spy, traveller and pioneering female writer Aphra Benn's story of an African prince sold into slavery is considered one of the earliest English novels
Little is known of Aphra Behn's early life. She was probably born around 1640 in Kent and in the early 1660s claims to have visited the British colony of Surinam. She turned to literature for a living, producing numerous short stories, 19 stage plays and political propaganda for the Tories.
SKU Non disponible
ISBN 13 9780241251621
ISBN 10 0241251621
Titre Oroonoko
Auteur Aphra Behn
Série Penguin Little Black Classics
État Non disponible
Type de reliure Paperback
Éditeur Penguin Books Ltd
Année de publication 2016-03-03
Nombre de pages 128
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