Oroonoko Book download in PDF, ePub & Mobi
by Aphra Behn
Novel Tragedy Slavery Race Colonialism Freedom Love Honor
Oroonoko is a historical novel written by Aphra Behn and published in 1688.
Oroonoko is a novel that takes us back to the colonial era and the lush Caribbean landscape of Suriname through the eyes of Oroonoko, a prince-turned-slave.
The novel interweaves themes of love, honour and betrayal with the clash of cultures.
"I DO not pretend, in giving you the history of this Royal Slave, to entertain my reader with adventures of a feigned hero, whose life and fortunes fancy may manage at the poet's pleasure..."
#51 in Romance (this month)
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Oroonoko by Aphra Behn is believed to be in the public domain in the United States only. It may still be copyrighted in other countries. If you are not in the United States, please check your local laws to ensure this eBook is in the public domain in your country before downloading Oroonoko in PDF or ePub.
WHY READ OROONOKO IN 2025?
337 years later, still timelyWritten in 1688, this brief, unsettling narrative faces love, power, and slavery without flinching. It is troubling and indispensable—a reckoning with how stories justify violence or resist it, and how dignity survives when the script is stacked against it.
Behn blends romance pose and brutal record to expose colonial logics. Reading it now builds ethical literacy for debates on empire, freedom, and who controls the narrative.
Freedom on trial
Law, power, and humanity.
Who tells it?
Narrative is a weapon.
Early novel, sharp edge
Form that still provokes.
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About Aphra Behn
Early professional woman writer; sharp comedy, espionage, and colonial critique.
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