Biography of a runaway slave

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"Valuable new version of Biografía de un cimarrón includes Hill's expert translation; brief but informative preface about Esteban Montejo (the book's first-person narrator); Barnet's afterword (which replaces, albeit partially, his original introduction), in which he explains his understanding of literatura testimonal; and a glossary of terms. Original work was first translated as Autobiography of a runaway slave by Jocasta Innes (1968)"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

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Full title :Biography of a runaway slave / Miguel Barnet ; translated by W. Nick Hill.

Summary

"Valuable new version of Biografía de un cimarrón includes Hill's expert translation; brief but informative preface about Esteban Montejo (the book's first-person narrator); Barnet's afterword (which replaces, albeit partially, his original introduction), in which he explains his understanding of literatura testimonal; and a glossary of terms. Original work was first translated as Autobiography of a runaway slave by Jocasta Innes (1968)"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:1994.
Edition:Rev. ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Curbstone Press, Distributed by InBook
Place of Publication:Willimantic, CT
Language:eng
Publication Date:1994.

Notes

Previously published: The autobiography of a runaway slave / edited by Miguel Barnet ; translated from the Spanish by Jocasta Innes. 1st American ed. New York : Pantheon Books, 1968.

The Physical Object

Description:217 pages ; : 22 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1880684187, 9781880684184
oclc:ocm30624609
LC Classification:CT518.M6
Dewey Decimal:863

Translator's preface -- Slavery. First memories ; Life in the Barracoons ; Life in the woods -- The abolition of slavery. Life in the Sugarmills -- The War of Independence. Life during the war -- Afterword -- Glossary.

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Autobiographies Biographies collective biographies Cuba Cuba -- Personal narratives. -- History… Cuba -- Personal narratives. -- History… Esclaves fugitifs -- Biographies. -- Cu… Fugitive slaves Fugitive slaves -- Biography. -- Cuba History Montejo, Esteban Personal narratives Plantation life Plantation life -- History -- 19th cent… Récits personnels Revolutionaries Revolutionaries -- Biography -- Cuba Révolutionnaires -- Biographies -- Cuba Vie dans les plantations -- Histoire --…