During her wait, she has the opportunity to meet and befriend prince Oroonoko and his lovely wife, Imoinda. She is the daughter of the new deputy-governor, who unfortunately died during the family's voyage to take up his new post. The tale is set primarily in this locale on the northern coast of South America during the 1640s, just before the English surrendered the colony to the Dutch.Ī young English woman, the nameless narrator, resides on Parham Plantation awaiting transportation back to England. Oroo noko chronicles the story of the African prince Oroonoko and his beloved wife Imoinda, who are captured by the British and brought to Surinam as slaves.
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