Description: Further DetailsTitle: Our Nig; Or, Sketches from the Life of a Free BlackCondition: NewEAN: 9781513277370ISBN: 9781513277370Publisher: Mint EditionsFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 04/08/2021Description: Our Nig; or Sketches from the Life of a Free Black (1859) is an autobiographical novel by Harriet E. Wilson. Published anonymously, Our Nig; or Sketches from the Life of a Free Black is considered the first novel by an African American to be published in North America, having been rediscovered by Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. in 1981. Based on Wilson’s own experience as a free black forced into indentured servitude in New Hampshire, the novel critiques the racism and indifference of white Northerners and abolitionists who claim to oppose slavery while upholding prejudice and injustice against African Americans. Abandoned by her white mother following the death of her father, a free black man, Frado is raised as an indentured servant on the Bellmont farm. The Bellmonts, a middle-class family, initially believe Frado has been dropped off by her mother for the day, but when Mag fails to appear for several days, they realize the girl has been left in their care. Unwilling to raise her as one of their own, the Bellmonts immediately put her to work in their kitchen. Although she is treated kindly by their son Jack, Frado is frequently beaten by Mrs. Bellmont, who resents having the young mixed-race girl in her house and sees her work as an intrusion on her own housekeeping duties. Suffering under Mrs. Bellmont’s abuses, Frado longs to escape. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Harriet E. Wilson’s Our Nig; or Sketches from the Life of a Free Black is a classic of African American literature reimagined for modern readers.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 203mmItem Length: 127mmAuthor: Harriet E. WilsonContributor: Mint Editions (Contributions by)Genre: FictionBook Series: Mint EditionsTopic: Classic FictionRelease Year: 2021 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Our Nig; Or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black
Title: Our Nig; Or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black
EAN: 9781513277370
ISBN: 9781513277370
Release Date: 04/08/2021
Release Year: 2021
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 203mm
Contributor: Mint Editions (Contributions by)
Series: Mint Editions
Book Title: Our Nig; Or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black
Number of Pages: 76 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: West Margin Press
Publication Year: 2021
Topic: African American / Contemporary Women, African American / Historical, Literary
Genre: Fiction
Author: Harriet E. Wilson
Item Length: 8 in
Book Series: Mint Editions--Black Narratives Ser.
Item Width: 5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
