Homegoing
(Book)
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.
Physical Desc
305 pages ; 25 cm
Status
Fiction - Adult Books
FIC GYA
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.
Format
Book
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 6, 18 Points
Level 6, 18 Points
Notes
Citation/References
Publishers Weekly,,February 01, 2016
Citation/References
Booklist,,May 01, 2016
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Kirkus Reviews,,March 15, 2016
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Library Journal Prepub Alert,,January 04, 2016
Description
"Two half sisters, Effia and Esi, unknown to each other, are born into two different tribal villages in 18th century Ghana. Effia will be married off to an English colonial, and will live in comfort in the sprawling, palatial rooms of Cape Coast Castle, raising half-caste children who will be sent abroad to be educated in England before returning to the Gold Coast to serve as administrators of the Empire. Her sister, Esi, will be imprisoned beneath Effia in the Castle's women's dungeon, and then shipped off on a boat bound for America, where she will be sold into slavery. Stretching from the tribal wars of Ghana to slavery and Civil War in America, from the coal mines in the north to the Great Migration to the streets of 20th century Harlem, Yaa Gyasi's has written a modern masterpiece, a novel that moves through histories and geographies and--with outstanding economy and force--captures the troubled spirit of our own nation"--,Provided by publisher.
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