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Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 2016
- ISBN
- 9781101947135
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1101947136
ISBN-13
9781101947135
eBay Product ID (ePID)
217586687
Product Key Features
Book Title
Homegoing : a Novel
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2016
Topic
Sagas, African American / General, African American / Historical, Literary
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
21.2 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2015-039411
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Gyasi's characters are so fully realized, so elegantly carved--very often I found myself longing to hear more. Craft is essential given the task Gyasi sets for herself--drawing not just a lineage of two sisters, but two related peoples. Gyasi is deeply concerned with the sin of selling humans on Africans, not Europeans. But she does not scold. She does not excuse. And she does not romanticize. The black Americans she follows are not overly virtuous victims. Sin comes in all forms, from selling people to abandoning children. I think I needed to read a book like this to remember what is possible. I think I needed to remember what happens when you pair a gifted literary mind to an epic task. Homegoing is an inspiration." -- Ta-Nehisi Coates , National Book Award winning author of Between the World and Me "Homegoing is a remarkable feat--a novel at once epic and intimate, capturing the moral weight of history as it bears down on individual struggles, hopes, and fears. A tremendous debut." -- Phil Klay , National Book Award winning author of Redeployment "The brilliance of this structure, in which we know more than the characters do about the fate of their parents and children, pays homage to the vast scope of slavery without losing sight of its private devastation . . . . [Toni Morrison's] influence is palpable in Gyasi's historicity and lyricism; she shares Morrison's uncanny ability to crystalize, in a single event, slavery's moral and emotional fallout. What is uniquely Gyasi's is her ability to connect it so explicitly to the present day: No novel has better illustrated the way in which racism became institutionalized in this country." -- Megan O'Grady , Vogue "Gyasi is a deeply empathetic writer, and each of the novel's 14 chapters is a savvy character portrait that reveals the impact of racism from multiple perspectives . . . . A promising debut that's awake to emotional, political, and cultural tensions across time and continents." -- Kirkus Reviews , March 15, 2016 " Homegoing is an epic novel in every sense of the word -- spanning three centuries, Homegoing is a sweeping account of two half-sisters in 18th-century Ghana and the lives of their many generations of descendants in America. A stunning, unforgettable account of family, history, and racism, Homegoing is an ambitious work that lives up to the hype." --Jarry Lee, Buzzfeed "Stunning . . . . [HOMEGOING] may just be one of the richest, most rewarding reads of 2016." --Meredith Turits, ELLE Magazine's "19 Summer Books That Everyone Will Be Talking About" "Rarely does a grand, sweeping epic plumb interior lives so thoroughly. Yaa Gyasi's Homegoing is a marvel." --Dave Wheeler, associate editor, Shelf Awareness "Gyasi gives voice, and an empathetic ear, to the ensuing seven generations of flawed and deeply human descendants, creating a patchwork mastery of historical fiction." --Cotton Codinha, Elle Magazine "[A] commanding debut . . . will stay with you long after you've finished reading. When people talk about all the things fiction can teach its readers, they're talking about books like this." --Steph Opitz, Marie Claire "Stunning, unforgettable ... Homegoing is an ambitious work that lives up to the hype." -- Buzzfeed, "Gyasi's characters are so fully realized, so elegantly carved--very often I found myself longing to hear more. Craft is essential given the task Gyasi sets for herself--drawing not just a lineage of two sisters, but two related peoples. Gyasi is deeply concerned with the sin of selling humans on Africans, not Europeans. But she does not scold. She does not excuse. And she does not romanticize. The black Americans she follows are not overly virtuous victims. Sin comes in all forms, from selling people to abandoning children. I think I needed to read a book like this to remember what is possible. I think I needed to remember what happens when you pair a gifted literary mind to an epic task. Homegoing is an inspiration." -- Ta-Nehisi Coates , National Book Award winning author of Between the World and Me "Homegoing is a remarkable feat--a novel at once epic and intimate, capturing the moral weight of history as it bears down on individual struggles, hopes, and fears. A tremendous debut." -- Phil Klay , National Book Award winning author of Redeployment "Gyasi is a deeply empathetic writer, and each of the novel's 14 chapters is a savvy character portrait that reveals the impact of racism from multiple perspectives . . . . A promising debut that's awake to emotional, political, and cultural tensions across time and continents." -- Kirkus Reviews , March 15, 2016 " Homegoing is an epic novel in every sense of the word -- spanning three centuries, Homegoing is a sweeping account of two half-sisters in 18th-century Ghana and the lives of their many generations of descendants in America. A stunning, unforgettable account of family, history, and racism, Homegoing is an ambitious work that lives up to the hype." --Jarry Lee, Buzzfeed "Stunning . . . . [HOMEGOING] may just be one of the richest, most rewarding reads of 2016." --Meredith Turits, ELLE Magazine's "19 Summer Books That Everyone Will Be Talking About", "Gyasi's characters are so fully realized, so elegantly carved--very often I found myself longing to hear more. Craft is essential given the task Gyasi sets for herself--drawing not just a lineage of two sisters, but two related peoples. Gyasi is deeply concerned with the sin of selling humans on Africans, not Europeans. But she does not scold. She does not excuse. And she does not romanticize. The black Americans she follows are not overly virtuous victims. Sin comes in all forms, from selling people to abandoning children. I think I needed to read a book like this to remember what is possible. I think I needed to remember what happens when you pair a gifted literary mind to an epic task. Homegoing is an inspiration." --Ta-Nehisi Coates, National Book Award winning author of Between the World and Me "Homegoing is a remarkable feat--a novel at once epic and intimate, capturing the moral weight of history as it bears down on individual struggles, hopes, and fears. A tremendous debut." --Phil Klay, National Book Award winning author of Redeployment, "Gyasi's characters are so fully realized, so elegantly carved--very often I found myself longing to hear more. Craft is essential given the task Gyasi sets for herself--drawing not just a lineage of two sisters, but two related peoples. Gyasi is deeply concerned with the sin of selling humans on Africans, not Europeans. But she does not scold. She does not excuse. And she does not romanticize. The black Americans she follows are not overly virtuous victims. Sin comes in all forms, from selling people to abandoning children. I think I needed to read a book like this to remember what is possible. I think I needed to remember what happens when you pair a gifted literary mind to an epic task. Homegoing is an inspiration." -- Ta-Nehisi Coates , National Book Award winning author of Between the World and Me "Homegoing is a remarkable feat--a novel at once epic and intimate, capturing the moral weight of history as it bears down on individual struggles, hopes, and fears. A tremendous debut." -- Phil Klay , National Book Award winning author of Redeployment "Gyasi is a deeply empathetic writer, and each of the novel's 14 chapters is a savvy character portrait that reveals the impact of racism from multiple perspectives . . . . A promising debut that's awake to emotional, political, and cultural tensions across time and continents." -- Kirkus Reviews , March 15, 2016, "Gyasi's characters are so fully realized, so elegantly carved--very often I found myself longing to hear more. Craft is essential given the task Gyasi sets for herself--drawing not just a lineage of two sisters, but two related peoples. Gyasi is deeply concerned with the sin of selling humans on Africans, not Europeans. But she does not scold. She does not excuse. And she does not romanticize. The black Americans she follows are not overly virtuous victims. Sin comes in all forms, from selling people to abandoning children. I think I needed to read a book like this to remember what is possible. I think I needed to remember what happens when you pair a gifted literary mind to an epic task. Homegoing is an inspiration." -- Ta-Nehisi Coates , National Book Award winning author of Between the World and Me "Homegoing is a remarkable feat--a novel at once epic and intimate, capturing the moral weight of history as it bears down on individual struggles, hopes, and fears. A tremendous debut." -- Phil Klay , National Book Award winning author of Redeployment "Gyasi is a deeply empathetic writer, and each of the novel's 14 chapters is a savvy character portrait that reveals the impact of racism from multiple perspectives . . . . A promising debut that's awake to emotional, political, and cultural tensions across time and continents." -- Kirkus Reviews , March 15, 2016 " Homegoing is an epic novel in every sense of the word -- spanning three centuries, Homegoing is a sweeping account of two half-sisters in 18th-century Ghana and the lives of their many generations of descendants in America. A stunning, unforgettable account of family, history, and racism, Homegoing is an ambitious work that lives up to the hype." --Jarry Lee, Buzzfeed "Stunning . . . . [HOMEGOING] may just be one of the richest, most rewarding reads of 2016." --Meredith Turits, ELLE Magazine's "19 Summer Books That Everyone Will Be Talking About" "Rarely does a grand, sweeping epic plumb interior lives so thoroughly. Yaa Gyasi's Homegoing is a marvel." --Dave Wheeler, associate editor, Shelf Awareness, "Gyasi's characters are so fully realized, so elegantly carved--very often I found myself longing to hear more. Craft is essential given the task Gyasi sets for herself--drawing not just a lineage of two sisters, but two related peoples. Gyasi is deeply concerned with the sin of selling humans on Africans, not Europeans. But she does not scold. She does not excuse. And she does not romanticize. The black Americans she follows are not overly virtuous victims. Sin comes in all forms, from selling people to abandoning children. I think I needed to read a book like this to remember what is possible. I think I needed to remember what happens when you pair a gifted literary mind to an epic task. Homegoing is an inspiration." -- Ta-Nehisi Coates , National Book Award winning author of Between the World and Me "Homegoing is a remarkable feat--a novel at once epic and intimate, capturing the moral weight of history as it bears down on individual struggles, hopes, and fears. A tremendous debut." -- Phil Klay , National Book Award winning author of Redeployment "Gyasi is a deeply empathetic writer, and each of the novel's 14 chapters is a savvy character portrait that reveals the impact of racism from multiple perspectives . . . . A promising debut that's awake to emotional, political, and cultural tensions across time and continents." -- Kirkus Reviews , March 15, 2016 " Homegoing is an epic novel in every sense of the word -- spanning three centuries, Homegoing is a sweeping account of two half-sisters in 18th-century Ghana and the lives of their many generations of descendants in America. A stunning, unforgettable account of family, history, and racism, Homegoing is an ambitious work that lives up to the hype." --Jarry Lee, Buzzfeed, "Gyasi's characters are so fully realized, so elegantly carved--very often I found myself longing to hear more. Craft is essential given the task Gyasi sets for herself--drawing not just a lineage of two sisters, but two related peoples. Gyasi is deeply concerned with the sin of selling humans on Africans, not Europeans. But she does not scold. She does not excuse. And she does not romanticize. The black Americans she follows are not overly virtuous victims. Sin comes in all forms, from selling people to abandoning children. I think I needed to read a book like this to remember what is possible. I think I needed to remember what happens when you pair a gifted literary mind to an epic task. Homegoing is an inspiration." --Ta-Nehisi Coates "Homegoing is a remarkable feat--a novel at once epic and intimate, capturing the moral weight of history as it bears down on individual struggles, hopes, and fears. A tremendous debut" --Phil Klay, author of Redeployment
Dewey Decimal
813/.6
Synopsis
Winner of the NBCC's John Leonard First Book Prize A New York Times 2016 Notable Book One of Oprah's 10 Favorite Books of 2016 NPR's Debut Novel of the Year One of Buzzfeed's Best Fiction Books Of 2016 One of Time 's Top 10 Novels of 2016 " Homegoing is an inspiration." --Ta-Nehisi Coates The unforgettable New York Times best seller begins with the story of two half-sisters, separated by forces beyond their control: one sold into slavery, the other married to a British slaver. Written with tremendous sweep and power, Homegoing traces the generations of family who follow, as their destinies lead them through two continents and three hundred years of history, each life indeliably drawn, as the legacy of slavery is fully revealed in light of the present day. Effia and Esi are born into different villages in eighteenth-century Ghana. Effia is married off to an Englishman and lives in comfort in the palatial rooms of Cape Coast Castle. Unbeknownst to Effia, her sister, Esi, is imprisoned beneath her in the castle's dungeons, sold with thousands of others into the Gold Coast's booming slave trade, and shipped off to America, where her children and grandchildren will be raised in slavery. One thread of Homegoing follows Effia's descendants through centuries of warfare in Ghana, as the Fante and Asante nations wrestle with the slave trade and British colonization. The other thread follows Esi and her children into America. From the plantations of the South to the Civil War and the Great Migration, from the coal mines of Pratt City, Alabama, to the jazz clubs and dope houses of twentieth-century Harlem, right up through the present day, Homegoing makes history visceral, and captures, with singular and stunning immediacy, how the memory of captivity came to be inscribed in the soul of a nation.
LC Classification Number
PS3607.Y37H66 2016
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Thought provoking and heart wrenching - and a reminder to be kind and loving to all.
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- 05 Jan, 2019
A Must Read!
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- 30 Mar, 2021
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When your child's school requires this book as summer reading, it's so good to purchase it. Such overwhelming happiness. Rejoicing in all the land.
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- y***3 (293)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThe package arrived in a reasonable time, USPS. It came in bubble-wrapping inside a sturdy cardboard box. The book was exacky as described and in the pictures. This is an excellent value, I will buy from this seller again!1979 Easton Press - The History of Tom Jones A Foundling Henry Fielding Leather (#286335174135)
- a***w (3538)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseGreat book and a great price, exactly as described, fast delivery and well packaged, perfect transaction, outstanding eBay seller
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