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Homegoing (Gyasi novel)
2016 novel by Yaa Gyasi
Homegoing (Gyasi novel)
Homegoing is the debut historical fiction novel by Ghanaian-American author Yaa Gyasi, published in 2016. Each chapter in the novel follows a different descendant of an Asante woman named Maame, starting in the 18th century with her two daughters, who are half-sisters, separated by circumstance: Effia marries James Collins, the British governor in charge of Cape Coast Castle, while her half-sister Esi is sadly held captive in the dungeons below. Subsequent chapters follow their children and following generations. The chapters go into detail and speak about their individual and very interesting experiences. The novel was selected in 2016 for the National Book Foundation's 5 Under 35 award, the National Book Critics Circle's John Leonard Award for Best First Book, and was longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize in 2017. It received the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award for 2017, an American Book Award, and the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Literature.
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