Nearer My Freedom: The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself (Library Binding) (ISBN-13: 9781728450988)

Millions of Africans were enslaved during the transatlantic slave trade, but few recorded their personal experiences. Olaudah Equiano's The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano is perhaps the most well known of the autobiographies that exist. Using this narrative as a primary source text, authors Monica Edinger and Lesley Younge share Equiano's life story in "found verse," supplemented with annotations to give readers historical context. This poetic approach provides interesting analysis and synthesis, helping readers to better understand the original text. Follow Equiano from his life in Africa as a child to his enslavement at a young age, his travels across the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, his liberation, and his life as a free man.

Author: Monica Edinger, Lesley Younge
ISBN-10: 1728450985
ISBN-13: 9781728450988
Publisher: Zest Books (Tm)
Language: English
Published: 03/07/2023
Pages: 216
Format: Library Binding
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 8.35h x 5.59w x 0.79d
Award: Yalsa Award for Excellence in Non-Fiction for Young Adults - Finalist

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2022
Booklist 02/01/2023 pg. 48