Homegoing is the debut historical fiction novel by Ghanaian-American author Yaa Gyasi, published in 2016. Each chapter in the novel follows a different ...

This book, Homegoing, is based on the Atlantic slave trade of Ghana and writes about slavery in the past to racism in the present time. The story spans a few ...

Jun 7, 2016 · Homegoing is an incredible and horrific look at history, colonialism and slavery in Ghana and America, across 250 years. How the author managed ...

... Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. The introduction, author biography, discussion questions, and suggested reading that follow are designed to enhance your group's.

Jun 13, 2016 · “Homegoing,” the wildly ambitious debut novel by a 26-year-old writer named Yaa Gyasi, tackles some 250 years of history on two continents.

Jun 7, 2016 · The book follows their families, with successive chapters mining stories from each lineage. Effia's descendents remain in Africa, warring and ...

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 ...

Set in 18th century Ghana at the heart of the slave trade, this is the story of two sisters facing much different fates. It's an unflinching narrative of ...