Homegoing
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Author
Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.
Format
Book
ISBN
9781101947135, 1101947136, 9780451493835, 0451493834, 9781101971062, 1101971061
Physical Desc
305 pages ; 25 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 18
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Headquarters Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION GYASI,Y 2016 | Out | October 16, 2024 |
Headquarters Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION GYASI,Y 2016 | Out | September 23, 2024 |
Alachua Branch - Adult Fiction | FICTION GYASI,Y 2016 | In | |
Hawthorne Branch - Adult Fiction | FICTION GYASI,Y 2016 | In | |
Millhopper Branch - Adult Fiction | FICTION GYASI,Y 2016 | Out | October 9, 2024 |
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.
Language
English
ISBN
9781101947135, 1101947136, 9780451493835, 0451493834, 9781101971062, 1101971061
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 6, 18 Points
Level 6, 18 Points
Notes
General Note
"A novel"--Jacket.
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"--Publisher's description.
Description
Ghana, eighteenth century: two half sisters are born into different villages, each unaware of the other. One will marry and 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--Back cover.
Awards
National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize : Best Frist Book in Any Genre, 2016
Awards
BookBrowse Debut Author Award Winner, 2016
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gyasi, Y. (2016). Homegoing . Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gyasi, Yaa. 2016. Homegoing. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gyasi, Yaa. Homegoing Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gyasi, Yaa. Homegoing Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.
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