About this title: Abducted from Africa as a child and enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata Diallo thinks only of freedom--and of the knowledge she needs to get home. This captivating story of one womans remarkable experience spans six decades and three continents and brings to life a crucial chapter in world history.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780393333091ISBN:0393333094
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Date Published: 2007-11-05
ISBN-13:9780393065787ISBN:0393065782
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Date Published: 2007-11-30
ISBN-13:9780393065787ISBN:0393065782
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780393065787ISBN:0393065782
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Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780393333091ISBN:0393333094
Description: New. Abducted from Africa as a child and enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata Diallo thinks only of freedom--and of the knowledge she needs to get home. This captivating story of one womans remarkable experience spans six decades and three continents and b... read more
"This book was originally published in Canada under the title "Book of Negroes." This refers to a list kept by the British after the Revolutionary War of Negroes that they helped move out of the colonies and into Canada. The story follows the life of Aminato, who is captured in Africa at the age of eleven and sold into slavery "across the big river". Throughout the horrible trek to the coast of Africa, her slave years, and her freedom years in Nova Scotia, her dream is to return to her village in Africa. When given the opportunity to travel to Sierra Leone in Africa, whe and thousands of other "voyagers" make the trip back. It is a wonderfully written fiction account which allows the reader to see the horrors of slavery through the eyes of a young girl, and to continue to view her life as she ages. It was a fascinating book."
"I bought this book on an spur of the moment, after perusing the shelves of Pages in Holetown, Barbados with my nose slightly wrinkled by the sheer dearth of selection.I passed by this, did a quick look on the shelf, looked away and double-taked, stopped in my tracks and walked back.
It literally JUMPED into my hand, and I bought it even though I wasn't completely sure I could afford it at the time.
What an amazing read. I am just about past the halfway mark at this writing, and I am utterly engrossed in Aminata Diallo's story.
There were parts of the story too sickening to read, but my eyes could not look away from the page. As not only rage, but deep ancestral pain spoke out to me from the pages of this novel, and even though I haven't finished reading it, I have to say, I just can't look away from it. I am drawn to the pages over and over and over, pushing through even the most difficult of the passages.
To Lawrence Hill, I salute you. This was an important novel to have written, and I praise you for your work."
"Although The Book of Negroes is a work of fiction, the amount of research done is tremendous, Lawrence Hill acknowledges that he has used real people as the basis for many of the characters within the story and that many of the events did actually happen.
The historical events retold are engrossing but the characterisation of Aminata just adds to the drama and the realism of the story. Aminata, or Meena as she is known, triumphed throughout her life. She educated herself and went on to teach other Negroes to read and to write, she learns many languages and finally is able to write her autobiography so that generations to come will know just how badly the enslaved people were treated.
Most of us know about how African people were taken from their homelands and enslaved by White Americans and English, this novel tells of the real brutality of what happened to them. It is shocking and heartbreaking in places, but it is also full of hope and achievement. A really outstanding read that has educated me and will stay in my mind for a long time to come.
The Book of Negroes is published in America under the title Someone Knows My Name - the Americans would not accept the word Negroe in the title."
"Very good. Dickensian or maybe Victor Hugoish in the sense that it lacks humour. The story winds from Africa to America and back to Africa before finishing in England. Told in the first person by an unlikely slave who is not only strong but more literate that her captors. This makes her a plausible narator but also heightens the injustice of the story - her intelligence and nobility stand in stark contrast to the so-called civilized slave owners. If I feel anything lacking in the story, it is a major 'Sophie's choice' moment. There are a few minor moments of drama such as when Aminata gives up the search for her village or when she must go to New York knowing that her husband may never find her. Her story parallels the civil rights movement itself in that the final goal is seemingly always within easy reach but remains always elusive. As a piece of historical fiction, it is excellent. As a novel it is just a notch below excellent."
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