by Aphra Behn (Author), Aphra Behn (Author), Lore Metzger (Author)
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.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 96
Edition: Revised ed.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 28 May 1997
ISBN 10: 0393312054
ISBN 13: 9780393312058