Homegoing

en Limba Engleză Paperback – mai 2017

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Ghana,eighteenthcentury:twohalfsisters,EffiaandEsi,arebornintodifferentvillages,eachunawareoftheother.OnewillmarryanEnglishmanandleadalifeofcomfortinthepalatialroomsofthenotoriousCapeCoastCastle.Theotherwillbecapturedinaraidonhervillage,imprisonedintheverysamecastle,andshippedofftoAmericatobesoldintoslavery.
Withbreathtakingscope,Homegoingfollowstheparallelpathsofthesesistersandtheirdescendantsthrougheightgenerations:fromtheslavetradersoftheGoldCoasttotheplantationsofMississippi,fromtheAsantes'struggleagainstBritishcolonialismtothefirststirringsoftheAmericanCivilWar,fromthejazzoftwentieth-centuryHarlemtothesparklingshoresofmodernGhana.YaaGyasi'sextraordinarynovelilluminatesslavery'stroubledlegacybothforthosewhoweretakenandthosewhostayed--andshowshowthememoryofcaptivityhasbeeninscribedonthesoulofournation.

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ISBN-13: 9781101971062
ISBN-10: 1101971061
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 201 x 130 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Random House LLC US
Colecția Vintage Books

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Tracing the descendants of two women across seven generations, this unflinching debut from Ghanaian-American author Yaa Gyasi examines the lingering effects of slavery from the 18th-century Gold Coast to the US at the turn of the 21st century
Shows the unmistakable touch of a gifted writer
One of the richest, most rewarding reads of 2016
Homegoingis one hell of a book...I recommend Homegoing without reservation.Definitely a must read for 2016.
I think I needed to read a book like this to remember what is possible.I think I needed to remember what happens when you pair a gifted literary mind to an epic task.Homegoing is an inspiration
Wildly ambitious debut by a 26-year-old writer . . . It's impossible not to admire the ambition and scope ofHomegoing. . . By its conclusion, the characters' tales of loss and resilience have acquired an inexorable and cumulative emotional weight
A marvellous novel
The brilliance of this structure, in which we know more than the characters do about the fate of their parents and children, pays homage to the vast scope of slavery without losing sight of its private devastation . . . .[Toni Morrison's] influence is palpable in Gyasi's historicity and lyricism; she shares Morrison's uncanny ability to crystalize, in a single event, slavery's moral and emotional fallout.What is uniquely Gyasi's is her ability to connect it so explicitly to the present day:No novel has better illustrated the way in which racism became institutionalized in this country.
Homegoingis a remarkable feat - a novel at once epic and intimate, capturing the moral weight of history as it bears down on individual struggles, hopes and fears. A tremendous debut
[A] commanding debut . . . will stay with you long after you've finished reading.When people talk about all the things fiction can teach its readers, they're talking about books like this
Rarely does a grand, sweeping epic plumb interior lives so thoroughly.Yaa Gyasi'sHomegoingis a marvel.
Homegoingis an epic novel in every sense of the word - spanning three centuries,Homegoingis a sweeping account of two half-sisters in 18th-century Ghana and the lives of their many generations of descendants in America.A stunning, unforgettable account of family, history, and racism,Homegoingis an ambitious work that lives up to the hype.
Gyasi gives voice, and an empathetic ear, to the ensuing seven generations of flawed and deeply human descendants, creating a patchwork mastery of historical fiction
Gyasi echoes [James] Baldwin's understanding of a common culture marked by both yearning and pain, in which black people can confront each other across differences and reach a political understanding about what unites them.What distinguishes Gyasi's presentation of this idea is its scope: She does not present us with a single moment, but rather delivers a multigenerational saga in which two branches of a family, separated by slavery and time, emerge from the murk of history in a romantic embrace . . . . .Homegoing is a reminder of the tenacity of fathers and mothers who struggle to keep their kin alive.The novel succeeds when it retrieves individual lives from the oblivion mandated by racism and spins the story of the family's struggle to survive.
A memorable epic of changing families and changing nations
Epic...astonishing...page-turning
Yaa Gyasi establishes herself asan exciting new literary voicewith a powerful debut
A hypnotic debut novel by...a stirringly gifted young writer
Tremendous...spectacular...[Homegoingis] essential readingfrom a young writer whose stellar instincts, sturdy craftsmanship and penetrating wisdom seem likely to continue apace - much to our good fortune as readers
[A] sprawling epic...brims with compassion... InHomegoing, Yaa Gyasi has given rare and heroic voice to the missing and suppressed
A bold tale of slavery for a new 'Roots' generation
Rich, epic. . . Each chapter is tightly plotted, and there are suspenseful, even spectacular climaxes
Terrific
Spectacular
Homegoingis stunning - a truly heartbreaking work of literary genius
This is, hand on heart, a completely brilliant novel...a brilliant debut. If this isn't shortlisted for some prizes next year, I'll be disappointed
Encompassing events major and minor, but skilfully skipping the civil war, it humanises big issues by giving us unforgettable characters. It could not be more relevant or needed
Gyasi's remarkable debut novel.... is a devastating account of America....a quality that distinguishesHomegoingis its empathetic capacity to explore horror without ever losing sight of humanity or hope
Gyasi imbues indigenous life with richness and dignity, in a style that owes something - though by no means everything - to Chinua Achebe...it serves as the engine for a powerful message
A future classic and a novel that you'll want to pass on to everyone you know...the real deal...2017 is set to be the year ofHomegoing
While the issues she wrestles with are heavy, her writing is a joy....Now, more than ever, we need books like this one
A very, very fine piece of work...it's the kind of book I'd press into the hands of a teenager or someone in their early 20s who has been asking questions about the world and say if you want to know why the world is this way, try this book for starters
Hugely courageous and really important
Homegoingis remarkable...the writing at the end of the book is every bit as vital as that at the start...she has produced a contemporary classic - one you'll actually want to read
An epic debut novel
Intriguing debut...a noble enterprise
Brilliant
Vivid and ambitious debut
Toni Morrison'sBelovedspoke to a generation. Yaa Gyasi'sHomegoingwill do the same for a new one. In a word, it's brilliant. And not just "for a debut"
An astonishing epic debut
The powerful narrative of Yaa Gyasi's accomplished first novel do more than reveal the history that still troubles the United States. They make that history immediate
A fascinating view of the history of slavery...Gyasi gives voice to suppressed stories, and that feels hugely important....it certainly deserves our attention
A searing indictment of racism and a very impressive debut
Ambitious, superbly written, important - don't miss this one
It is written with such maturity and beauty, that it is hard to believe it is Gyasi's first published work...Gyasi has created a masterpiece which is educational, highly ambitious and extremely touching. Her writing style is raw and intense and leaves one desperate to see what work she will produce in the future
Extraordinary
The hype is justified
This unputdownable tale spans three continents and seven generations to tell the story of a family and of America itself
A bold and ambitious debut...full of fire and youthful confidence
Here is a book to help us remember. It is well worth its weight
Hands down the best book I've read in months...I can't wait to see what Yaa Gyasi does next
Gyasi has created a masterpiece which is educational, highly ambitious and extremely touching
Through her words we come to understand parts of history that are sometimes ignored
An epic saga
A wonderfully evocative and compassionate novel - one that shows deftness, depth and maturity.Homegoingis a gift to its readers and a treasure to cherish
The structure is fantastically strong, but it would have been nothing without Gyasi's ability to bring each character alive. At every turn she resists cliché and dogma ... she deftly weaves in just enough historical information without sacrificing its complexity ...Homegoinghas something better than perfection, and that is a touch of magic... [Gyasi is] the right artist at the right time
Gyasi's debut novel has a distinctive strength and courage ... a descendent of Alex Haley'sRootsand Toni Morrison'sBeloved,an extended response to Joyce Carol Oates'sLast Hundred Yearstrilogy
A confident, vivid, engrossingtale [that] winds towards a moving conclusion
Gyasi's widescreen view of history powerfully drives home her view that we are all responsible for ourselves and for each other ... a highly compassionate feat of storytelling
Entwining history, politics and personal events, this is an ambitious novel that is, and will continue to be, highly culturally relevant
Astoundingly ambitious
Ambition and talent don't always go hand-in-hand; here they unquestionably do

Notă biografică

Yaa Gyasi was born in Mampong, Ghana and raised in Huntsville, Alabama. She is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Her short stories have appeared in African American Review, Guernica and Callaloo. Homegoing is her first novel.

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'Homegoing is a novel I wish I could have read when I was a young woman' Zadie Smith
Effia and Esi: two sisters with two very different destinies. One sold into slavery; one a slave trader's wife. The consequences of their fate reverberate through the generations that follow: from the Gold Coast of Africa to the plantations of Mississippi; from the missionary schools of Ghana to the dive bars of Harlem. Spanning continents and generations, Yaa Gyasi has written a miraculous novel - an intense, heartbreaking story of one family and through their lives, the story of America itself.
'A wonderfully evocative and compassionate novel. Homegoing is a gift to its readers and a treasure to cherish' Petina Gappah, Financial Times
'Homegoing has something better than perfection, and that is a touch of magic . . . Gyasi is the right artist at the right time' New Statesman
'A beautiful, wise and illuminating novel that doesn't flinch from its difficult subject, but manages to be healing and hopeful' Cathy Rentzenbrink, The Times

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