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Yaa Gyasi
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Born
Mampong, Ghana
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June 2021
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Homegoing
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2016
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137 editions
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Transcendent Kingdom
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2020
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2 editions
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The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
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2019
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19 editions
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Yaa Gyasi Bestselling 2 Books Set - Homegoing; Transcendent Kingdom
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Fight of the Century: Writers Reflect on 100 Years of Landmark ACLU Cases
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2020
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7 editions
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Granta 139: Best of Young American Novelists 3
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2017
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3 editions
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Spring 2016 Debut Fiction Sampler
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2016
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How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House, Unsettled Ground, Transcendent Kingdom 3 Books Collection Set
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Yaa Gyasi Interview
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“We believe the one who has power. He is the one who gets to write the story. So when you study history, you must ask yourself, Whose story am I missing? Whose voice was suppressed so that this voice could come forth? Once you have figured that out, you must find that story too. From there you get a clearer, yet still imperfect, picture.”
― Homegoing
― Homegoing
“You want to know what weakness is? Weakness is treating someone as though they belong to you. Strength is knowing that everyone belongs to themselves.”
― Homegoing
― Homegoing
“The family is like the forest: if you are outside it is dense; if you are inside you see that each tree has its own position.”
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