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by Juan Francisco Manzano; Introduction by Ivan A. Schulman; Evelyn Picon Garfield (Translator)

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Juan Francisco Manzano (1797-1854), an urban slave who taught himself to read and write, and who ultimately achieved fame as a poet in Cuba's colonial slave society, wrote the only known autobiographical account of Latin American slavery. His narrative, composed in two parts, is a heart-rendering history of the systematic, unrelenting destruction of human dignity and individual will. It bears the marks of slavery, not merely by virtue of the countless oppressive autobiographical events and the cruel punishments that are narrated, but also because of its unorthodox syntax and orthography in the original manuscript, and the destruction of the second half of Manzano's history which "disappeared" mysteriously during his lifetime and has never surfaced since. In this first bilingual edition of the volume, Evelyn Picon Garfield provides a careful translation of Manzano's somber narration. Ivan Schulman introduces the text to place it in historical and cultural context.

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In this first bilingual edition of the volume, Evelyn Picon Garfield provides a careful translation of Manzano's somber narration. Ivan Schulman introduces the text to place it in historical and cultural context. The Autobiography of a Slave makes available a major literary text and important social document, one that will contribute to the growing interest in Latin American slave societies and African Diaspora history and culture.

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  • Title The Autobiography of a Slave / Autobiografia de Un Esclavo
  • Author Juan Francisco Manzano; Introduction by Ivan A. Schulman; Evelyn Picon Garfield (Translator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 136
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wayne State University Press, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 1996-01-01
  • ISBN 9780814325384 / 0814325386
  • Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.5 in (22.61 x 14.99 x 1.27 cm)
  • Category Biography / Autobiography
  • Library of Congress subjects Manzano, Juan Francisco, Slaves - Cuba - Biography
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 95025853
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Ivan A. Schulman and Evelyn Picon Garfield are the authors and editors of numerous books, including a three-volume introduction to the study of literature and culture of Spain and Spanish America, Las Literaturas Hispanicas: Introduccion a Su Estudio (Wayne State University Press, 1990).

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