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Entitled The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African (1789), the book went through nine editions in his lifetime, with translations into Russian, German and Dutch. It is one of the earliest-known examples of published writing by an African writer to be widely read in England. By 1792, it was a best seller and had been published in Russia, Germany, Holland and the United States. It was the first influential slave narrative of what became a large literary genre. The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano details its writer's life in slavery, his time spent serving on galleys, the eventual attainment of his own freedom and later success in business. Including a look at how slavery stood in West Africa. Equiano's experience in slavery was quite different from that of most slaves; he did not participate in field work, he served his owners personally and went to sea, was taught to read and write, and worked in trading. His personal account of slavery, his journey of advancement, and his experiences as a black immigrant caused a sensation on publication. The book fuelled a growing anti-slavery movement in Great Britain, Europe and

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Author

Olaudah Equiano

Publisher

Penguin Classics

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9780142437162

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Memoir, Science, Historical Fiction

Rating

3.71 / 5 (464 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14