Our Nig
or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black
$31.78
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
28 July 2009
Summary
For the 150th anniversary of its first publication, a new edition of the pioneering African American classic, reflecting groundbreaking discoveries about its author’s life
A Penguin Classic
First published in 1859, Our Nig is an autobiographical narrative that stands as one of the most important accounts of the life of a black woman in the antebellum North. In the story of Frado, a spirited black girl who is abused and overworked as the indentured servant to a New Eng…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143105763 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143105760 |
| Author: | Harriet E. Wilson, P. Gabrielle Foreman, Reginald Pitts |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Edition: | 150th |
| Release Date: | 28 July 2009 |
| Weight: | 153g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 127mm x 11mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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Critics Review
The landmark research and skillful criticism done by Foreman and Pitts should shape discussion of Our Nig for years to come.
” The landmark research and skillful criticism done by Foreman and Pitts should shape discussion of Our Nig for years to come.” -African American Review
About The Author
Harriet E. Wilson
Harriet E. Wilson (1825-1900) was born in New Hampshire, where she worked from a young age as a servant to an abusive family.
P. Gabrielle Foreman, a MacArthur Fellow, is a professor of American literature, African American studies, and history at Pennsylvania State University, where she is also the founding co-director of the Center for Black Digital Research/#DigBlk.
Reginald Pitts is a historical researcher and genealogist with more than twenty years’ experience.
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