Ama: A Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade

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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

Ama: A Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade is the debut historical novel by Manu Herbstein. 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]

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