Homegoing : a novel
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Homegoing : a novel
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The work Homegoing : a novel represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in East Baton Rouge Parish Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.
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- Label
- Homegoing : a novel
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Yaa Gyasi
- Subject
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- Historical fiction
- trueHistorical fiction
- trueRacism
- trueSlavery
- trueGhana -- History
- trueUnited States -- History -- 19th century
- Women -- Ghana -- Fiction
- trueRace relations
- trueCivil war
- trueAdult books for young adults
- African Americans -- History -- Fiction
- Slavery -- Fiction
- trueFamily sagas
- Ghana -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction
- trueHalf-sisters
- trueMultiple perspectives
- trueSeparated friends, relatives, etc
- trueAfrican American women
- trueAfrica -- History -- 18th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Two half sisters, Effia and Esi, unknown to each other, are born into two different tribal villages in 18th century Ghana. Effia will be married off to an English colonial. Her sister, Esi, will be imprisoned beneath Effia in the Castle's women's dungeon, and then shipped off on a boat bound for America, where she will be sold into slavery.
- Award
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- ALA Notable Book, 2017.
- Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award, 2017.
- Indies' Choice Book Awards, Adult Debut, 2017.
- Library Journal Best Books, 2016
- LibraryReads Favorites, 2016.
- Loan Stars Favourites, 2016.
- New York Times Notable Book, 2016
- School Library Journal Best Books: Best Adult Books 4 Teens, 2016
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
- 813/.6
- Illustrations
- genealogical tables
- Index
- no index present
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 910
- Literary form
- fiction
- Target audience
- adult
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