I cannot write my life: islam, arabic, and slavery in omar ibn said's america
Auteur :
Lo, Mbaye / Ernst, Carl W.
Éditeur :
The University of North Carolina Press
ISBN :
9781469674674
Date de publication :
29 août 2023
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,5 cm
Poids :
272 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Omar ibn Said (1770-1863) was a Muslim scholar from West Africa who spent more than fifty years enslaved in the North Carolina household of James Owen, brother of Governor John Owen. Mbaye Lo and Carl Ernst here weave fresh and accurate translations of Omar’s eighteen surviving writings.