Twelve Years a Slave

De: Solomon Northup

Narrado por: Hugh Quarshie

Hugh Quarshie reads the extraordinary autobiography of Solomon Northup. His harrowing true story, first published in 1853, was a key factor in the national debate over slavery prior to the American Civil War, significantly changing public opinion on the topic of abolition. It tells the horrifying tale of Solomon Northup, an educated, free black man living with his wife and children in New York State, whose life takes an appalling turn when he is kidnapped, drugged and sold into slavery.

Shipped to New Orleans, he endures the life of a slave in Louisiana's isolated plantation country. For twelve long years, he endures the unimaginable brutality and inhumanity of daily life, while keeping his dignity intact and dreaming of one day returning home to the arms of his family.

Twelve Years a Slave is soon to be a major motion picture, starring Brad Pitt, Paul Giamatti, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Michael Fassbender.

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Reseñas de la Crítica

• 10 Best Audiobooks of 2013 (Salon)

"The resurgent interest in '12 Years a Slave' has everything to do with Steve McQueen's masterful film adaptation, but the book has more to offer than the movie, and the Ghanian-British stage actor Hugh Quarshie's conversational delivery stands out among a slew of newly released competing audiobook adaptations." (Kyle Minor, Salon)

"A moving, vital testament to one of slavery s many thousands gone who retained his humanity in the bowels of degradation. It is also a chilling insight into the peculiar institution.” ( Saturday Review Online)

Skip the movie, listen to this instead

This is really fascinating listen about history, slavery and, frankly, human nature. I found it very thought provoking.

I listened to this before watching the movie. I watched one key scene from the movie and found it totally misrepresented. I can't watch the film, now.

Great book and what a sad truth of our American history

I'm grateful to have been raised in a free nation. How sad to hear an accurate depiction from a slaves point of view. Sadness, respect and reverence to our slave ancestors and those who helped abolish slavery.

12 years a Slave

This was an excellent listen!!!
Very captivating!!!and to listen, of the history of the horror that existed!!

Well worth listening to!

The narrator made me feel like I was listening to Solomon Northup tell his story. It is hard to stomach the treatment of those who were enslaved, at the same time, it is important to read narratives such as this.

excellent read

captivating! well written, well told! listened to this while driving thru the midwest. the hours of driving were barely noticed!