
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
Author: Olaudah Equiano
Narrator: Jeff Moon
Unabridged: 6 hr 45 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Right Way Publishing
Published: 04/24/2024

Author: Olaudah Equiano
Narrator: Jeff Moon
Unabridged: 6 hr 45 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Right Way Publishing
Published: 04/24/2024
Olaudah Equiano was born in 1745 in the former Kingdom of Benin. Sold into slavery at the age of ten, he purchased his freedom as an adult and became a leading figure in the abolitionist movement. His memoir The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, published in 1789, was a bestseller and went through nine different editions. He died in 1797.
My wife was so excited when she found out I was reading this, because she says she now knows the worst possible answer to "What are you into?" "I'm pretty into 18th-century slave narratives." It's a good thing I'm already married, she says. Worst Tinder profile ever. Anyway, so I'm pretty into 18th-c......more
I went through a variety of stages while reading this book. First, I was very interested. The opening 40 pages drew me in. I was taken with this small boy being ripped from everything he knew. Then, Gustavus Vassa's interesting life got really boring. The story itself was riveting, but the writing w......more
This was assigned reading for university. It mostly seemed long. Although there is no doubt that Olaudah Equiano had a very interesting and testing life, and has achieved and experience much, my personal interest was lost at some moments. He travels a lot and this is a travel narrative, but I'm not......more
Olaudah Equiano wrote his memoir in 1789 as a two-volume work. Following the publication of his book, he traveled throughout Great Britain as an abolitionist and author. He married Susanna Collen in 1792, and had two daughters. Equiano died in London in 1797. The first part of the book describes Equi......more