The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano: Gustavus Vassa, the African
- ISBN-10
- 1442945427
- ISBN-13
- 9781442945425
- Series
- The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-08-15
- Publisher
- ReadHowYouWant.com
- Author
- Olaudah Equiano
Description
The Interesting Narrative (1789) is the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano. It was the first slave autobiography and one of the earliest publication by an African. Equiano describes the experiences of his life and the time spent in slavery. It narrates his kidnapping in Africa and his service in the British Navy as the slave of an officer. It also tells of his hard times of labor on slave ships before he achieved freedom for himself.
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