Ama: A Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade
{{Short description|Historical novel by Manu Herbstein}}
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| image = AmaAStoryOfTheAtlanticSlaveTrade.jpg
| caption = First edition (print on demand)
| author = Manu Herbstein
| isbn = 978-1-585-86932-9
| pub_date = December 1, 2000
}}
Ama: A Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade is the debut historical novel by Manu Herbstein (b. 1936). It has been described as a work of faction that "successfully blends extensive and meticulous research with abundant imagination to transport the reader into the violent world of the Atlantic Slave Trade."[http://www.nathanielturner.com/amastoryofatlanticslavetrade.htm "Ama: A Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade"], ChickenBones: A Journal.
The book won the 2002 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for the Best First Book.{{Cn|date=August 2024}}
Publication history
- 2005, Picador Africa, 374 pages, {{ISBN|1-77010-003-2}} (print)
- 2001, E-Reads, 456 pages, {{ISBN|1-58586-932-5}} (print on demand)
Reviews
- Reviews are collected at [http://www.ama.africatoday.com/reviews.htm www.ama.africatoday.com/reviews.htm].
Prizes
Herbstein won the 2002 Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book gotthos novel, the first time the award had been given to an electronic book.{{cite news|title=Richard Flanagan wins Commonwealth prize|first=Emma|last=Yates|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London|date=25 April 2002|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2002/apr/25/news.awardsandprizes}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.ama.africatoday.com/ This contains primary and secondary texts relevant to the novel]
{{Slave narrative}}
Category:20th-century South African novels
Category:Novels about American slavery
Category:Fiction about the Atlantic slave trade
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