Biography of a Runaway Slave

Originally published in 1966, Miguel Barnet's Biography of a Runaway Slave provides the written history of the life of Esteban Montejo, who lived as a slave, as a fugitive in the wilderness, and as a soldier fighting against Spain in the Cuban War of Independence. A new introduction by one of the most preeminent Afro-Hispanic scholars, William Luis, situates Barnet's ethnographic strategy and lyrical narrative style as foundational for the tradition of testimonial fiction in Latin American literature. Barnet recorded his interviews with the 103-year-old Montejo at the onset of the Cuban Revolution. This insurgent's history allows the reader into the folklore and cultural history of Afro-Cubans before and after the abolition of slavery. The book serves as an important contribution to the archive of black experience in Cuba and as a reminder of the many ways that the present continues to echo the past.

ISBN:	9780810133419
Publisher:	Northwestern University Press
Imprint:	Northwestern University Press
Published date:	15 Apr 2016
DEWEY:	972.9105092
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	xlvi, 185
Weight:	280g
Height:	215mm
Width:	140mm
Spine width:	15mm

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