{"product_id":"oroonoko-or-the-royal-slave-revised-paperback","title":"Oroonoko: Or, the Royal Slave (Revised) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAphra Behn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLore Metzger\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.25 x 5.53 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 17, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762118164768,"sku":"9780393312058","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c92b6dec7029714e809bf999374f2b69.webp?v=1780217781","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/oroonoko-or-the-royal-slave-revised-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}