Harriet E Wilson

(Author)

Our Nig: Sketches from the Life of a Free BlackPaperback, 8 August 2005

Our Nig: Sketches from the Life of a Free Black
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Part of Series
Dover African-American Books
Print Length
144 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Dover Publications
Date Published
8 Aug 2005
ISBN-10
0486445615
ISBN-13
9780486445618

Description

I sat up most of the night reading and pondering the enormous significance of Harriet Wilson's Our Nig. -- Author Alice Walker
This seminal autobiographical novel, originally published in 1859, is believed to have been the first by an African-American woman. Harriet Wilson's compelling story describes the life of a mulatto girl who, after the death of her mother, is exploited first by a terrifying Northern family for whom she worked and then by an opportunistic husband.
A classic of African-American literature, Our Nig has made an enduring contribution to understanding the lives of free blacks in the nineteenth century. A fascinating combination of slave narrative and sentimental novel, the story traces the hardships and suffering of Frado, who grows up as an indentured servant to a white family in Massachusetts and spends much of her destitute life wandering through New England.
A clear and accurate account of race relations and perceptions of race in the antebellum North, Our Nig is essential reading for students of African-American history and culture.

Product Details

Author:
Harriet E Wilson
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
8 August 2005
Dimensions:
21.44 x 14.12 x 0.86 cm
Genre:
African American
ISBN-10:
0486445615
ISBN-13:
9780486445618
Language:
English
Location:
Mineola, NY
Pages:
144
Weight:
172.36 gm

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