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Oroonoko

Behn, AphraTodd, Janet(Edited by)
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Oroonoko, a novel published in 1688, is notable as an early protest against the slave trade and as a description of primitive people 'in the first state of innocence'.

Aphra Behn's memories of her own visit to Surinam in 1663 provide a vivid background to the story in which Prince Oroonoko and the woman he loves are cast into slavery by his jealous grandfather.

There follows a dramatic tale of revolt, betrayal and revenge in which the lovers pay the ultimate price for their beliefs.

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Penguin Classics
0140439889 / 9780140439885
Paperback / softback
823.4
30/10/2003
United Kingdom
English
Classics
xl, 99 pages
20 cm
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