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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Random House Large Print
Publication date
June 7, 2016
Pages
485
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Large print
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780735208193
ISBN-10
0735208190
Dimensions
0 by 6.25 by 9.25 in.
Original list price
$27.00
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Winner of the NBCC's John Leonard First Book Prize
A New York Times 2016 Notable Book
One of Oprahâs 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
âHomegoing is an inspiration.â âTa-Nehisi CoatesÂ
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.
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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 castleâs dungeons, sold with thousands of others into the Gold Coastâs booming slave trade, and shipped off to America, where her children and grandchildren will be raised in slavery. One thread of Homegoing follows Effiaâs 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.
A New York Times 2016 Notable Book
One of Oprahâs 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
âHomegoing is an inspiration.â âTa-Nehisi CoatesÂ
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.
          Â
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 castleâs dungeons, sold with thousands of others into the Gold Coastâs booming slave trade, and shipped off to America, where her children and grandchildren will be raised in slavery. One thread of Homegoing follows Effiaâs 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.
Editions
Hardcover
from Alfred a Knopf Inc (June 7, 2016)
9781101947135 | details & prices | 304 pages | List price $26.95
Paperback
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Large print edition from Random House Large Print (June 7, 2016)
9780735208193 | details & prices | 485 pages | List price $27.00
About: Winner of the NBCC's John Leonard First Book PrizeA New York Times 2016 Notable BookOne of Oprahâs 10 Favorite Books of 2016NPR's Debut Novel of the YearOne of Buzzfeed's Best Fiction Books Of 2016One of Time's Top 10 Novels of 2016âHomegoing is an inspiration.
About: Winner of the NBCC's John Leonard First Book PrizeA New York Times 2016 Notable BookOne of Oprahâs 10 Favorite Books of 2016NPR's Debut Novel of the YearOne of Buzzfeed's Best Fiction Books Of 2016One of Time's Top 10 Novels of 2016âHomegoing is an inspiration.
CD/Spoken Word
With Dominic Hoffman (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Random House (June 7, 2016)
9780735209817 | details & prices | List price $45.00
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