As Black History Month comes to a close, there is still so much to learn and understand about the depth of ingrained inequalities in contemporary society. Yaa Gyasi’s 2016 debut novel, “Homegoing,” ...

Yaa Gyasi is the author of two books published by Vintage, “Transcendent Kingdom” and “Homegoing,” and this is part one of two in which she discusses their myriad complexities. “Transcendent Kingdom” ...

Yaa Gyasi's debut novel, "Homegoing," sold for at least $1 million and was informed by her own journey as a Ghanaian-American. The book follows the descendants of two black half-sisters: one married ...

Yaa Gyasi's debut novel traces the terrible impact of slavery on generations of an African family, beginning with two sisters in 18th century... Picture a globe glowing with places of particular ...

The story of one of the summer’s most-anticipated novels begins with a trip to Ghana’s Cape Coast Castle—a symbol in stone of slavery and the walls built to ignore it. Yaa Gyasi was a college ...

On this episode of “Literary Arts: The Archive Project,” we feature a talk and conversation with novelist Yaa Gyasi. In 2016, Gyasi’s first novel, “Homegoing,” was published and immediately became a ...

Yaa Gyasi straddles two continents in her life and work. The 26-year-old novelist was born in Ghana and moved with her family to the United States when she was 2. Likewise, her accomplished debut ...

Intro; Yaa Gyasi; Homegoing; Summary; Effia and Esi; Quey and Ness; James and Kojo; Abena and H; Akua and Willie; Yaw and Sonny; Marjorie and Marcus; Character study ...

The making of Yaa Gyasi into one of the most discussed modern voices of American fiction came at a slow pace — the luxury afforded by a debut novel. The Ghanaian American writer took seven years to ...

Part two of two, a continuation of Yaa Gyasi’s discussion about the extraordinary explorations of her books “Homegoing” and “Transcendent Kingdom.” She speaks about goodness that is difficult to ...