About the book
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.
Editions of Homegoing
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780385686136
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781101947135
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781101971062
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780735208193
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780385686150
- EBook
- ISBN 9781101947142
- EBook
- ISBN 9780385686143
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780451484185
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780451484192
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9780735209817
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9780735209824
Read an Excerpt
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Homegoing about?
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.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Homegoing?
Fiction > Historical fiction
Where can I read a sample of Homegoing?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780385686136
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Homegoing?
Yaa Gyasi
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Homegoing is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780385686136) and hardcover(ISBN 9781101947135) and paperback(ISBN 9781101971062) and paperback(ISBN 9780735208193) and paperback(ISBN 9780385686150) and ebook(ISBN 9781101947142) and ebook(ISBN 9780385686143) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780451484185) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780451484192) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780735209817) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780735209824)
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