{"product_id":"oroonoko-aphra-behn-9781613825891","title":"Oroonoko","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1688, \u003cem\u003eOroonoko, or, The Royal Slave\u003c\/em\u003e is a short, politically charged novella by the Restoration playwright - and spy - Aphra Behn, and is arguably one of the founding texts of the novel form. Purporting to chart the life of an African prince, Oroonoko, who is tricked into slavery and taken to South America, the narrative follows the Prince through his trials of love, loss and rebellion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVying for the title of the first English novel - and certainly the first to be read as an indictment of the treatment of Africans - \u003cem\u003eOroonoko\u003c\/em\u003e has all the hallmarks of Behn's stage works, which are widely considered to be amongst the most important of the Restoration period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aphra Behn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1613825897\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781613825891\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.19d","brand":"Aphra Behn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445436363007,"sku":"9781613825891","price":8.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7144d3f5-f7b1-4715-99b1-576d36d4fe20.jpg?v=1777218559","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/oroonoko-aphra-behn-9781613825891","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}