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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-101101971061
ISBN-139781101971062
eBay Product ID (ePID)234910522
Product Key Features
Book TitleHomegoing
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSagas, African American / General, African American / Historical, Literary
Publication Year2017
GenreFiction
AuthorYaa Gyasi
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight8.2 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal813/.6
SynopsisINTERNATIONAL 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., Winner of the PEN/ Hemingway Award Winner of the NBCC's John Leonard Award Shortlisted for the British Book Award - Debut of the Year A New York Times Notable Book A Washington Post Notable Book One of the Best Books of the Year: NPR, Time , Oprah.com, Harper's Bazaar , San Francisco Chronicle , Mother Jones , Esquire , Elle , Paste, Entertainment Weekly , the Skimm, PopSugar, Minneapolis Star Tribune , BuzzFeed, The Guardian, Financial Times 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. 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., 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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- 06. Jul. 2021
Great read
This book was hard to put down. Great work of historical fiction with a unique story line.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 24. Jul. 2025
Same thing as the title.
Great, insightful book. I don’t like many books, but god it was saddening and beautiful. Overall, came on time and in great quality.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 29. Jun. 2022
Excellent content.
Great book and very insightful.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 30. Sep. 2023
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- 05. Feb. 2018
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- 11. Jun. 2024
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