Product Description

Preface, Introduction and Notes by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Afterword by Barbara A. White The first novel ever written by a black American, this fusion of the sentimental novel and the slave narrative, first published in 1859, was neglected until it recently became the subject of renewed scholarly interest. Recently the subject of a front page New York Times article, OUR NIG traces the life of Frado, a mulatto girl who grows up as an indentured servant to a white Massachusetts family, offering an enormous contribution to the study of black American literature and history.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #948712 in Books
• Published on: 2000-10-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

Review
"I sat up most of the night reading and pondering the enormous significance of Harriet Wilson's Our Nig." --Alice Walker

Customer Reviews

A must have!
What an amazing book. autobiographical? who knows? but a fantastic depiction of racism and slavery through the eyes of a young girl. The book gives you the reader a section at the end, where the writter taks directly to you. The first book to be published by a black women in america. A must have if interested in cultural history and racism. Or stdying English Literature. It sometimes lacks in detail, but who can expect more form an uneducated black girl living under those circumstance. A quick, thourough, emotional read.