{"product_id":"the-interesting-narrative-of-the-life-of-olaudah-equiano-paperback-6","title":"The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOlaudah Equiano\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAngelo Costanzo\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"This new edition of \u003cem\u003eEquiano\u003c\/em\u003e...will become the text of choice for both scholars and students of the Black Atlantic.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfrican American Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa\u003c\/em\u003e, the African. \u003cem\u003eWritten by Himself\u003c\/em\u003e was the first work that influenced the nineteenth-century genre of slave narrative autobiographies. Written and published by Equiano, a former slave, it became a prototype for those that followed. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e This edition of Equiano's \u003cem\u003eNarrative\u003c\/em\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAngelo Costanzo\u003c\/strong\u003e, Professor Emeritus of English, Shippensburg University, is one of the world's leading experts on Equiano. He has written on slave narratives and African-American literature, and is the author of \u003cem\u003eSurprizing Narrative: Olaudah Equiano and the Beginnings of Black Autobiography\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 331\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45809380589765,"sku":"9781551112626","price":30.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/qzqD2zGGe19781551112626.webp?v=1770942889","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-interesting-narrative-of-the-life-of-olaudah-equiano-paperback-6","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}