Yaa Gyasi: Homegoing

Born in Ghana and raised in Huntsville, Alabama, Yaa Gyasi has written a debut work that embraces her extended world in all its complexity. Tracing the descendants of two sisters torn apart in eighteenth-century Africa, Homegoing is a riveting, kaleidoscopic novel about race, history, ancestry, love, and time. Stretching from the wars of Ghana to the coal mines of the American South to twentieth-century Harlem, Gyasi’s tale captures the troubled spirit of our nation.
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[@missabyssinia2293]

I cried a lot reading this book yet I didn’t want the story to end. Thank you Yaa for birthing this inspiring novel! 🙏🏾

[@LaRosa121]

Quey. The unlucky old man. as he dug for the stone, my tears flowed

[@sharondavis3535]

Her books will change you and resonate with your soul memory.

[@opalvibration]

As a Ghanaian American, both of Yaa’s book have changed me fundamentally

[@missbabyloved7531]

Ayikoo 👏🏽 🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭😂🇬🇭🇬🇭Miss Yaa Gyasi. Well done ✅ dear. ❤️❤️💃🏼😘😘🇬🇭🇬🇭😘🇬🇭🇬🇭

[@essendossev362]

What a thoughtful interview. Thoughtful questions, thoughtful answers.

[@unnimayavinod3014]

Yaa's debut novel is a gem of a work!

[@musicisme50]

This book is so good. It made me cry 😢

[@phillylilmermaid7802]

Just read this book for our book club and was blown away. Can’t believe this was her first novel.

[@lebokgangsurprise1715]

This Video helps me understand the connection between the fiction of the novel and the historical realities behind the construction of the Novel.

[@thecalmwayhome8483]

I love how she’s her beautiful, natural self.🌷

[@missabyssinia2293]

100% agreed! 👌🏾

[@grapesyrop]

the way she writes this novel was brilliant

[@ejs6204]

It was such an easy and interesting reading. My husband visited Ghana a while back and I almost could see his descriptions and her stories alive as I read this book. It was amazing.

[@SaneSiba]

What a book man!

[@alfredmoraka9030]

thank you for uploading. :)

[@johannaochbockerna]

What a great conversation!

[@s.f.6860]

Looks like I will be buying her book!

[@Kabeyavictoria]

I really do love her ❤

[@rebeccamurray5479]

Amazing novel, I needed this for my spirit. ❤

[@missbabyloved7531]

Ayikoo 👏🏽 🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭Miss Yaa Gyasi. Well done ✅ dear. ❤️❤️💃🏼😘😘🇬🇭🇬🇭😘🇬🇭🇬🇭

[@muahh514]

I just love her prose

[@krystalndinda]

Wonderful book. Great discussion.

[@HolisticDramaFree]

This was nourishing to my mind ❤️, I’ve been so deprived of captivating conversations for so many years. I’m glad I stumbled upon this video.

[@kofiyesere]

Beautiful

[@amagyamfua1324]

We learn about both the traditional and modern forms of slavery in Ghana. I wrote my master thesis on modern slavery and used Ama Darko's Beyond the Horizon! So, we continue to study slavery.

[@erikjackson2244]

Hi Yaa. I just finished reading Transcendent Kingdom. It resonated on many levels. Thank you for writing this book! ❤️Lucille

[@ABookishPair]

She's such an amazing writer! We have a review of this book on our channel.

[@davidlambert5976]

ouch! This hurts because of the truth.

[@stephenreggio42]

British governor George McLean married a Ghanaian woman although he has a British wife called leticia London but the sad part is Ghanaian woman name was not recorded and British white wife dies of heart attack.. sorry her parents doesn’t learn about the history, I grow up in cape coast and I do liearn about the slave history. The cape coast castle was built by the Europeans and it’s has nothing to do with the locals Africans. It’s a great novel

[@Mele472]

I don't know about Ghana, but in Southern Africa, we learn about slavery and colonization

[@bismarkadu-num5834]

southern Africa never experienced slavery my sweet darling west Africa did and it's taught in every school even Arabic schools.every GHnNAIJA student knows but I can't speak for the French speaking countries.

[@loveheals6184]

@@bismarkadu-num5834, while it was primarily in West Africa, Angola is an example of a Southern African experience of enslavement. Then there's the Arab practice of enslaving our folks from East Africa.

[@lionelizelimana7739]

@@bismarkadu-num5834 you serious?

[@bereniceorozco4702]

Aqua 😂😂😂😂 how did Yaa not die with laughter

[@odetochef]

Have you read the book? What did you think? I'm on Kojo' s chapter, so for it is really good.

[@MrN2Me28]

I just finished the book yesterday. It was amazing

[@MrEllya25]

Our group esp book chats reading now !

[@stevenlee2484]

Great interview. Who is the interviewer?

[@TheCheryontop]

Roger Reeves, I went to college with him for a sec. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Reeves

[@rchu07]

I agree that the interviewer is excellent- he does a close reading of many aspects of the book and provides insight that I really appreciated.

[@Mars-cs5dp]

I need to read what he reads! omg

[@vanessawilkey4114]

I gave a thumbs down he tells too much of the story!! Spoiler Alert. Such an INCREDIBLE book I read it very quickly x

[@adaneboateng]

I wonder if she speaks twi lol