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pickI‘m not quite sure how best to describe this tragic romance wrapped up in a slave narrative. Although seeming strangely uneven to me in the way Oroonoko was treated, it details the brutality of slavery. I can appreciate its impact when written by a woman and published in 1688.
I had this in my TBR for #ReadingTheAmericas2023 but just got to it today. #Suriname
#1001books #audiobook
pickThis book, published in 1688, is brutal, by a woman “often cited as the first known professional female writer.” Prince Oroonoko‘s betrothed is sold into slavery. Then he is tricked by an evil English slave trader and sold into slavery. Shipped to #Suriname, he finds his lover owned by the same master. Initially treated well because of his royalty, he is betrayed again. So he kills his love, and himself in the most gruesome of ways. All of this ⬇️
My next audiobook for #Suriname for #ReadingtheAmericas
This is one of the 3 countries I have left for this challenge.
@Librarybelle @BarbaraBB
A timely post from the British Museum about a woman well before her time documenting insects in #Surinam from 1699-1701. #readingtheamericas
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cqh2A0Eq9w_/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
