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Oroonoko

Paperback • 2003 • English

Oroonoko

By Aphra Behn

2 Ratings • 4.0 of 5

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About the book

<p>Restoration-era poet, playwright and novelist Aphra Behn was the first truly professional woman writer in English, and <i>Oroonoko</i> is her sophisticated and insightful condemnation of slavery. This Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction by Janet Todd.<br><br>When Prince Oroonoko's passion for the virtuous Imoinda arouses the jealousy of his grandfather, the lovers are cast into slavery and transported from Africa to the colony of Surinam. Oroonoko's noble bearing soon wins...Show more

Classic fiction: general and literary
Historical fiction

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ISBN

9780140439885

Published year

2003

Language

English

Original title

Oroonoko

Format

Paperback

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