The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano: Gustavus Vassa, The African Written By Himself
- ISBN-10
- ISBN-13
- 9798554691010
- Series
- The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
- Pages
- 348
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-11-02
- Author
- Olaudah Equiano
Description
Equiano opens his Narrative with an explanation of his struggle to write a memoir. He is empathetic about hardships that memoir writers experience. He explains they often have to defend themselves against those who question their work. He apologizes to his readers in advance for not having the most exciting story, but hopes it helps other slaves in his position. He states, "I am neither a saint, a hero, nor a tyrant."[4] He begins his story with a description of his homeland and the district in which he was born. He was born in the kingdom of Benin. Benin was a part of Guinea. He details his district, Eboe (now Nigeria), and the isolation of Essake, the small province of his birth in 1745.
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