Olaudah Equiano's Incredible Life Narrative is an exemplary piece of 18th-century autobiography that vividly portrays the slave trade and its impact on the author's life. Written in a straightforward and engaging style, Equiano chronicles his journey from being kidnapped in Africa to his eventual freedom from slavery. His detailed descriptions of the brutalities he faced as a slave challenge the prevailing narrative of the time, making this work a groundbreaking piece of literature. Equiano skillfully incorporates elements of spiritualism and advocacy for abolition, adding depth to his...

"The Life of Olaudah Equiano" is one of the earliest-known examples of published writing by an African writer and the first influential slave narrative of what became a large literary genre. Equiano's autobiography helped in the creation of the Slave Trade Act 1807 which ended the African slave trade for Britain and its colonies. Olaudah Equiano (c. 1745 - 1797), known in his lifetime as Gustavus Vassa was a freed slave of Igbo extraction from the eastern part of present-day Nigeria, who supported the British movement to end the slave trade.

"The Life of Olaudah Equiano" is one of the earliest-known examples of published writing by an African writer and the first influential slave narrative of what became a large literary genre. Equiano's autobiography helped in the creation of the Slave Trade Act 1807 which ended the African slave trade for Britain and its colonies. Olaudah Equiano (c. 1745 - 1797), known in his lifetime as Gustavus Vassa was a freed slave of Igbo extraction from the eastern part of present-day Nigeria, who supported the British movement to end the slave trade.