Homegoing: a novel
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910L
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Published:
New York : Vintage Books, 2017.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First Vintage Books edition.
Physical Desc:
305 pages ; 21 cm
Language:
Unknown
ISBN:
9781101971062, 9781101947135, 1101947136, 9781101947135 (hbk.), 1101947136 (hbk.), 9781101971062
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 6, 18 Points
Level 6, 18 Points
Lexile measure:
910
Notes
General Note
Subtitle from cover.
General Note
"Reading Group Guide available at www.ReadingGroupCenter.com" --Back cover.
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.
Description
"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."--,Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
910L,Lexile
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Gyasi, Y. (2017). Homegoing: a novel. First Vintage Books edition. Vintage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Gyasi, Yaa. 2017. Homegoing: A Novel. Vintage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Gyasi, Yaa, Homegoing: A Novel. Vintage Books, 2017.
MLA Citation (style guide)Gyasi, Yaa. Homegoing: A Novel. First Vintage Books edition. Vintage Books, 2017.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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