Bridge Readings: James McCarthy
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge, Edinburgh
7pm
Free, booking required
Abducted from Sudan at eight, sold eight times, brought to Scotland ... ultimately becoming an author, lecturer and explorer. Hear Selim Aga's own remarkable narrative of his early life. James McCarthy's fascinating book, Selim Aga: A Slave's Odyssey considers Selim's life in the context of European imperialism and the international trade in human cargo.
To Book: Call 0131 623 3845 or email events@nls.uk
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Add to BasketSelim Aga: An East African Slave's Odyssey - Hardback -
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Selim Aga was eight years old when he was abducted from the Nuba Mountains of Sudan and sold into slavery and auctioned 2000 miles away in Egypt to the highest bidder. Born around 1827, Selim was killed in a war in Liberia in 1875. Here, the author has pieced together the life of this remarkable man, using Selim's own narrative.