Kidnapped

by Olaudah Equiano

With an introduction by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Mass Market Paperback

Published March 3, 2016

About the author

Olaudah Equiano, also known as Gustavus Vassa, was one of the most prominent Africans involved in the British movement of the abolition for the slave trade. Although enslaved as a young man, he purchased his freedom and worked as an author, merchant, and explorer in South America, the Caribbean, the Arctic, the American colonies, and the United Kingdom.

Reviews

[Estela]

This review is for the Little Black Classics edition, rather than for the text itself. Olaudah Equiano's autobiography is of incredible historical significance, yet here we have only a few selections. As is often the case with this collection, I can't help but feel like this edition could have benefited from at least a small introduction to the text.