Ama: A Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade

Ama: A Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade is the debut historical novel by Manu Herbstein (b. 1936). It has been described as a work of faction that "successfully blends extensive and meticulous research with abundant imagination to transport the reader into the violent world of the Atlantic Slave Trade."^[1]

Ama: A Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade

First edition (print on demand)
Author	Manu Herbstein
Publication date	December 1, 2000
ISBN	978-1-585-86932-9

The book won the 2002 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for the Best First Book.^{[citation needed]}

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.

Prizes

Herbstein won the 2002 Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book gotthos novel, the first time the award had been given to an electronic book.^[2]