Either way this does not detract from the account. It was first published in 1789 and gained notoriety as a mechanism for the abolitionist movement in England in 1807. Some have questioned whether Equiano was born in Africa or in North America due to some conflicting records. The narrative of Olaudah Equiano gives a captivating account of a young African male kidnapped from his homeland, forced into slavery, and how he overcame this oppression and regained his freedom. The first autobiography ever written by a former slave, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano is one of the most well-recognized slave-narratives. I understand that his purchase as a slave and travels as a seaman are so well documented from contemporaneous ships records etc that there is no disagreement on its truthfulness. The word incredible came to mind so often that I looked up some critiques of the book. It is well read with appropriate intonation and in-keeping with the authors underplaying of the extraordinary events. I would consider this essential reading for all seeking to understand Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade and the realities of slavery in the West Indies. As a primary source it authoritatively reveals the micro and macro pictures. Indeed, I did come to Ukraine see the reality, and reported everything that I saw in full Interesting how left-wing reporters leave all of this out in favor of spreading lies about me to fit their pre-conceived narrative, rather than any form truth That is how you know Show more. The prose is beautiful, the arguments passionate, clear and gracious. It reads like a cross between Hornblower and 12 years a slave, giving a personal account of the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade and slavery, the trials of being a freed man, the surprisingly globalised and interconnected trading of the 18th century and by implication Britain’s gain from slavery.

This is an incredibly gripping account of one extraordinary man’s life from childhood in west Africa, enslavement, freedom, coming to a personal faith in Jesus and abolitionist.

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