The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano : Or Gustavus Vassa, the African Paperback - 2001
by Angelo Costanzo; Olaudah Equiano
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- Title The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano : Or Gustavus Vassa, the African
- Author Angelo Costanzo; Olaudah Equiano
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used - Acceptable
- Pages 331
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Broadview Press, Canada
- Date 2001
- Features Bibliography
- Bookseller's Inventory # G1551112620I5N00
- ISBN 9781551112626 / 1551112620
- Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
- Dimensions 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.7 in (21.34 x 13.72 x 1.78 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 18th Century
- Cultural Region: African
- Cultural Region: British
- Ethnic Orientation: African
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Topical: Black History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001339699
- Dewey Decimal Code B
From the rear cover
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano was a key work of nineteenth-century slave narrative autobiography. Written and published by Equiano, a former slave, it became a prototype for the narratives that followed. Kidnapped in Africa as a child, Equiano was transported to the Caribbean and then to Virginia, bought by a Quaker shipowner, and placed in service at sea. Aboard various American and British ships, he sailed throughout the world, and he continued to do so after having purchased his freedom in 1766. Once settled in London, he fought tirelessly to end slavery.
This edition of Equiano's Narrative places the text in the center of abolitionist activity in the late eighteenth century. Equiano knew many of the leading abolitionist figures of his time, and this edition allows readers to trace the common ideas and cross-influences in the works of the political and literary figures who fought for the end of slavery in America and England. The original 1789 text of the narrative has been used for the Broadview edition with Equiano's subsequent emendations included in the appendices.