Oroonoko
or, The Royal Slave
Aphra Behn author Lore Metzger editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:WW Norton & Co
Published:28th May '97
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
The first woman in England to make her living by writing, Aphra Behn (1640-1689) combines memoir, exotic travel narrative, and romance to tell the story of the noble Oroonoko, a black man who begins life as a prince and ends it as a slave. The tale depicts the overthrow of a hero by a civilization that considers itself superior to him.
Taken up by reformers in the long battle against the slave trade, reprinted and imitated countless times, Oroonoko remains a popular tale that introduces powerful themes onto the literary stage.
ISBN: 9780393312058
Dimensions: 211mm x 140mm x 8mm
Weight: 130g
96 pages