She was born in Ghana, but moved to the USA at a very young age for her father’s PhD studies and lived in Alabama from the age of ten. Yaa Gyasi is a Ghanaian-American novelist who is known for her 2016 novel Homegoing. The novel quickly became an international bestseller and won the National Book Critics’ Circle John Leonard Prize for best first book. With its epic scope and vivid depictions of historical issues, from tribal warfare in Ghana to segregation in America, Homegoing garnered praise for its complex, compelling story. Esi’s life and future are radically altered when she is captured and sold into slavery, which means that she never returns to her homeland and all her descendants grow up in the USA, cut off from their past. Homegoing begins with the stories of two sisters, Effia and Esi, who are born and grow up in Ghana. This clear and detailed 52-page reading guide is structured as follows: The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s content and main themes, as well as a useful discussion of the key images that shape the narrative.
9782808018791 52 EBook Plurilingua Publishing This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi.
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