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Grace joins Alex and Matt once again to discuss Oroonoko: or, the Royal Slave, published in 1688. The eponymous hero is an African prince from Coramantien who is tricked into slavery and sold to British colonists in Surinam where he meets the narrator. Behn's text is a first-person account of his life, love, rebellion, and execution. Written by Aphra Behn, who was - in addition to being a spy, feminist, monarchist, and original tory - the first professional female writer.

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References:

BBC's In Our Time podcast on Aphra Behn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnVkzdCOu7Q&t=1822s

Oroonoko and the Rise of the Novel by William Smith on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htVteRU9450

Todd, Janet. 1998. The Critical Fortunes of Aphra Behn. Columbia, SC: Camden House.

Oroonoko, or The Royal Slave on Librivox:

https://librivox.org/oroonoko-or-the-royal-slave-by-aphra-behn/