The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
1789 autobiography of Olaudah Equiano / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African, first published in 1789 in London,[1] is the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano (c. 1745 – 31 March 1797), an African from what is now Nigeria who was enslaved in childhood and eventually earned his freedom and became an abolitionist in the United Kingdom.
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Author | Olaudah Equiano |
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Country | Great Britain |
Language | English |
Genre | Autobiography, slave narrative |
Publication date | 1789 |
OCLC | 23633870 |
305.567092 | |
LC Class | HT869.E6 A3 1794 |
Text | The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African at Wikisource |
The narrative is argued to represent a variety of styles, such as a slavery narrative, travel narrative, and spiritual narrative.[2] The book describes Equiano's time spent in enslavement, and 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.