Homegoing
One of Oprah’s Best Books of the Year, 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.
About the Author
Yaa Gyasi is a Ghanaian-American writer best known for her debut novel Homegoing (2016), which received widespread acclaim for its powerful exploration of slavery’s legacy through generations of a Ghanaian family. Born in Mampong, Ghana, in 1989, she moved to the U.S. as a child and grew up in Alabama. Gyasi studied at Stanford University and earned her MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Her second novel, Transcendent Kingdom (2020), delves into themes of science, faith, addiction, and immigration. Through her lyrical prose and complex characters, Gyasi has become a prominent voice in contemporary literature.
