{"product_id":"homegoing-yaa-gyasi-9780241980446","title":"Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected for Granta's Best of Young American Novelists 2017\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Best First Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the PEN\/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEffia 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. Taking us from the Gold Coast of Africa to the cotton-picking plantations of Mississippi; from the missionary schools of Ghana to the dive bars of Harlem, spanning three continents and seven generations, Yaa Gyasi has written a miraculous novel - the intimate, gripping story of a brilliantly vivid cast of characters and through their lives the very story of America itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEpic in its canvas and intimate in its portraits, \u003ci\u003eHomegoing\u003c\/i\u003e is a searing and profound debut from a masterly new writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eGyasi, Yaa\u003cb\u003eYaa Gyasi \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Mampong, Ghana, and raised in Huntsville, Alabama. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eHomegoing\u003c\/i\u003e, was a \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Best First Novel and was shortlisted for the PEN\/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction. In 2017 Yaa Gyasi was selected as one of \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e's Best of Young American Novelists and in 2019 the BBC selected her debut as one of the 100 Novels that Shaped Our World. Her second book, \u003ci\u003eTranscendent Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction and is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format, Englisch, 320 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65922200994141,"sku":"K060391732","price":11.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/6039173200001A.jpg?v=1789411127","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/homegoing-yaa-gyasi-9780241980446","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}