One of the first and most famous slave narrative is The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano. His slave narrative was immensely popular to the point that many influential people subscribed to his third manuscript. Equiano was born in the year 1745 in Essaka near the capital of Benin. He was the youngest son of seven children who father was one of the village elders. He was the favorite of both his parents and he lived a comfortable upbringing. His idyllic life came to an end at the age of eleven, when Equiano and his sister were kidnapped by members of another tribe while the adults were working. Eventually, he and his sister were separated and he was sold to a master. His first master was a blacksmith and he helped him in the
