The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano by Olaudah Equiano

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano by Olaudah Equiano

Edited and with Notes by Shelly Eversley
Introduction by Robert Reid-Pharr

In this truly astonishing eighteenth-century memoir, Olaudah Equiano recounts his remarkable life story, which begins when he is kidnapped in Africa as a boy and sold into slavery and culminates when he has achieved renown as a British antislavery advocate. The narrative is a strikingly beautiful monument to the startling combination of skill, cunning, and plain good luck that allowed him to win his freedom, write his story, and gain international prominence, writes Robert Reid-Pharr in his Introduction. He alerts us to the very concerns that trouble modern intellectuals, black, white, and otherwise, on both sides of the Atlantic.

The text of this Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the definitive ninth edition of 1794, reflecting the author's final changes to his masterwork.

Olaudah Equiano, also known as Gustavus Vassa, was a writer and abolitionist from the Eboe region of the Kingdom of Benin, according to his memoir. He was enslaved as a child and sold as a slave to a Royal Navy commander in the Caribbean. He was sold two more times until buying his freedom in 1766.

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ISBN 13	9780375761157
ISBN 10	0375761152
Title	The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
Author	Olaudah Equiano
Series	Modern Library Classics
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2004-05-11
Number of pages	336
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