Nearer My Freedom: The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781728464077)

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: 1728464072
ISBN-13: 9781728464077
Publisher: Zest Books (Tm)
Language: English
Published: 03/07/2023
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.45d
Award: Yalsa Award for Excellence in Non-Fiction for Young Adults - Finalist

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/30/2023
Booklist 02/01/2023 pg. 48
Shelf Awareness 11/21/2023
School Library Journal 04/01/2023 pg. 147