{"product_id":"the-interesting-narrative-of-the-life-of-olaudah-equiano-or-gustavus-vassa-the-african-paperback","title":"The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano: or, Gustavus Vassa, the African - 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\u003eShelly Eversley\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRobert Reid-Pharr\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdited and with Notes by Shelly Eversley\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction by Robert Reid-Pharr\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this truly astonishing eighteenth-century memoir, Olaudah Equiano recounts his remarkable life story, which begins when he is kidnapped in Africa as a boy and sold into slavery and culminates when he has achieved renown as a British antislavery advocate. The narrative \"is a strikingly beautiful monument to the startling combination of skill, cunning, and plain good luck that allowed him to win his freedom, write his story, and gain international prominence,\" writes Robert Reid-Pharr in his Introduction. \"He alerts us to the very concerns that trouble modern intellectuals, black, white, and otherwise, on both sides of the Atlantic.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe text of this Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the definitive ninth edition of 1794, reflecting the author's final changes to his masterwork.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdited and with Notes by Shelly Eversley\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction by Robert Reid-Pharr \u003cbr\u003eIn this truly astonishing eighteenth-century memoir, Olaudah Equiano recounts his remarkable life story, which begins when he is kidnapped in Africa as a boy and sold into slavery and culminates when he has achieved renown as a British antislavery advocate. The narrative \"is a strikingly beautiful monument to the startling combination of skill, cunning, and plain good luck that allowed him to win his freedom, write his story, and gain international prominence,\" writes Robert Reid-Pharr in his Introduction. \"He alerts us to the very concerns that trouble modern intellectuals, black, white, and otherwise, on both sides of the Atlantic.\" \u003cbr\u003eThe text of this Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the definitive ninth edition of 1794, reflecting the author's final changes to his masterwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Introducer: \u003cb\u003eROBERT REID-PHARR\u003c\/b\u003e, one of the country's leading scholars of early African-American literature, is a professor of English at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He lives in Brooklyn. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAbout the Editor: \u003cb\u003eSHELLY EVERSLEY\u003c\/b\u003e is an assistant professor of American literature at Baruch College, specializing in African-American literature and culture. She is the author of \u003cb\u003eIntegration and Its Discontents\u003c\/b\u003e and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eRace and Sexuality\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 7.96 x 5.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 11, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987382305069,"sku":"9780375761157","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/l0-DDY8khH9780375761157.webp?v=1776178385","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-interesting-narrative-of-the-life-of-olaudah-equiano-or-gustavus-vassa-the-african-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}