Homegoing
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi is a reprint edition published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on May 2, 2017. This novel explores the lives of two half-sisters born in Ghana during the eighteenth century, each unaware of the other’s existence. Their divergent paths lead one to a life of comfort while the other is captured and sold into slavery, setting the stage for a multi-generational saga that spans from the Gold Coast to the plantations of Mississippi and into Jazz Age Harlem.
Readers will find a profound narrative that traces the impact of slavery across eight generations, revealing the troubled legacy it leaves on both those who were taken and those who remained. Homegoing delves into themes of identity, family, and the historical context of African American experiences. With a page count of 320, this edition presents a compelling exploration of the memory of captivity and its enduring effects on the soul of a nation.
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INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE’S JOHN LEONARD PRIZE • WINNER OF THE PEN / HEMINGWAY AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION • Ghana, eighteenth century: two half sisters are born into different villages, each unaware of the other. One will marry an Englishman and lead a life of comfort in the palatial rooms of the Cape Coast Castle. The other will be captured in a raid on her village, imprisoned in the very same castle, and sold into slavery.
One of Oprah’s Best Books of the Year, Homegoing follows the parallel paths of these sisters and their descendants through eight generations: from the Gold Coast to the plantations of Mississippi, from the American Civil War to Jazz Age Harlem. Yaa Gyasi’s extraordinary novel illuminates slavery’s troubled legacy both for those who were taken and those who stayed—and shows how the memory of captivity has been inscribed on the soul of our nation.
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