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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African by Olaudah Equiano Loyal Books
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4.9 • 8 Ratings
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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, written in 1789, is the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano. It discusses his time spent in slavery, serving primarily on galleys, documents his attempts at becoming an independent man through his study of the Bible, and his eventual success in gaining his own freedom and in business thereafter. The book contains an interesting discussion of slavery in West Africa and illustrates how the experience differs from the dehumanising slavery of the Americas. The Intereresting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano is also one of the first widely read slave narratives. This work was produced to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in Great Britain.
Customer Reviews
Outstanding narrative!
I’m very grateful to this gentleman for writing his life story, it’s a window into the past.
Much thanks to the volunteers that read this narrative, also i appreciate the fella that read chapter 10, although I did have some trouble understanding him, i just had to focus a little more than normal. That aside, I was well pleased….I’ll be on the lookout for the book, if I’m fortunate , I may even find an original.
Luv dat public domain
Impeccable timing; my history class is just being assigned readings from this. It’s so much more convenient to listen to the book on my commute rather than read, and the podcast version makes it easier to pick and choose the passages I need.