Ama: A Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade
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Ama: A Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade is an historical novel by Manu Herbstein
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The book won the 2002 Commonwealth Writers Prize for the Best First Book.
Manu Herbstein
Manu Herbstein is the South African author of Ama: A Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade , which won the 2002 Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book, the first time the award had been given to an electronic book. The companion web site to his novel is at http://www.ama.africatoday.com where...
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The book won the 2002 Commonwealth Writers Prize for the Best First Book.
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 www.ama.africatoday.com/reviews.htm.