Error loading page.
Try refreshing the page. If that doesn't work, there may be a network issue, and you can use our self test page to see what's preventing the page from loading.
Learn more about possible network issues or contact support for more help.
Advanced
Title details for 12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup - Wait list

12 Years a Slave

by Solomon Northup
ebook
Read a sample Read a sample
One of the best and most enduring of the slave narratives, it is a frank, incisive depiction of slavery in the American south.
 
Solomon was an African American born free in New York during the 19th century, but was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the south. Twelve Years a Slave paints a vivid picture of the horrid realities of slavery and the harrowing circumstances under which Northup was restored to freedom. It was recently adapted into a multi-Oscar winning film directed by Steve McQueen and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Lupita Nyong’o, Michael Fassbender, and Benedict Cumberbatch.
 
Penguin Random House Canada is proud to bring you classic works of literature in ebook form, with the highest quality production values. Find more today and rediscover books you never knew you loved.
Expand title description text
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart

Kindle Book

  • Release date: August 12, 2014

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781551997339
  • Release date: August 12, 2014

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781551997339
  • File size: 4912 KB
  • Release date: August 12, 2014

Formats

Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

Biography & Autobiography History Multi-Cultural Nonfiction

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1200
Text Difficulty:9-12

One of the best and most enduring of the slave narratives, it is a frank, incisive depiction of slavery in the American south.
 
Solomon was an African American born free in New York during the 19th century, but was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the south. Twelve Years a Slave paints a vivid picture of the horrid realities of slavery and the harrowing circumstances under which Northup was restored to freedom. It was recently adapted into a multi-Oscar winning film directed by Steve McQueen and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Lupita Nyong’o, Michael Fassbender, and Benedict Cumberbatch.
 
Penguin Random House Canada is proud to bring you classic works of literature in ebook form, with the highest quality production values. Find more today and rediscover books you never knew you loved.
Expand title description text
Biography & Autobiography History Multi-Cultural Nonfiction
Don't see the item you're looking for? Please click here to suggest something else.