Clotel: or, The President's Daughter
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Clotel: or, The President's Daughter
By (Author) William W. Brown
Introduction by Hilton Als
Random House USA Inc
Modern Library Inc
15th December 2000
United States
Classifications
Physical Properties
Paperback
256
Width 130mm, Height 202mm, Spine 15mm
224g
Description
The first novel published by an African American. Brown's incendiary, passionate tale is supplemented by a new introduction, notes and commentary section in this paperback classic edition.
Reviews
"A remarkable beginning for African-American fiction."
--Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Author Bio
William Wells Brown(ca. 18141884) was an abolitionist and social reformer best remembered as the United States first black novelist and playwright, as well as one of the earliest African-American historians. After escaping from slavery on New Years Day in 1834, he went on to publish a bestselling memoir, a collection of antislavery songs, the novel Clotel, and many other highly regarded works.
Hilton Als is a staff writer for The New Yorker. His work also appears in The New York Review of Books. He is the author of The Women and White Girls. He lives in New York.
