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Homegoing is the debut historical fiction novel by Ghanaian-American author Yaa Gyasi, published in 2016.Each chapter in the novel follows a different descendant of an Asante woman named Maame, starting with her two daughters, who are half-sisters, separated by circumstance: Effia marries James Collins, the British governor in charge of Cape Coast Castle, while her half-sister Esi is held ...
Yaa Gyasi (born 1989) is a Ghanaian-American novelist. Her work, most notably her 2016 debut novel Homegoing and her 2020 novel Transcendent Kingdom, features themes of lineage, generational trauma, and Black and African identities.
Homegoing is a science fiction novel by American author Frederik Pohl, first published in 1989 by Del Rey Books. [1] The novel was one of the nominees for the Locus SF Award , one of the awards of the Hugo Awards .
A homegoing (or home-going) service is an African-American and Black-Canadian Christian funeral tradition marking the going home of the deceased to the Lord or to Heaven. History [ edit ]
Homegoing is an African-American funeral tradition. Homegoing may also refer to: Homegoing (Gyasi novel), a 2016 novel by Yaa Gyasi; Homegoing, a 1989 novel by Frederik Pohl; Homegoings, a 2013 documentary film
Frederik George Pohl Jr. (/ p oʊ l /; November 26, 1919 – September 2, 2013) was an American science-fiction writer, editor, and fan, with a career spanning nearly 75 years—from his first published work, the 1937 poem "Elegy to a Dead Satellite: Luna", to the 2011 novel All the Lives He Led.
Happiness Becomes You (book) The Hate U Give; Her Stories; Hidden Figures (book) Hidden Figures (picture book) The History of White People; Home Girls; Homegoing (Gyasi novel) The House of Dies Drear; Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
The John Leonard Prize for Best First Book, established in 2013, is an annual literary award presented by the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) for authors' first books in any genre. [1] Unlike other NBCC awards, recipients are selected by members, not the board.