Biography of a runaway slave
"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.
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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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- Publication Date:2003
- Edition:Rev. ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Curbstone Press
- Place of Publication:Willimantic, CT
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2003
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:218 pages ; : 22 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781880684184, 1880684187
- oclc:ocn775893575
- LC Classification:CT518.M6
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